Today, the worst thing had happened. Mei's brother Mark Santiago was given one year suspention and removal from the SY 2005-2006 school rooster for allegedly falsifying schoo documents and distributing exam leakages. What had happened to the investigation in which they have promised to be impartial and to seek the truth and give justice? What had happened to the self confession and inaccurate testimonies of those who had tagged Mark's name into the case.

On the case regarding the exam leakages it was Rizaline himself who confessed that she had used the examination papers, was forced to admit it because her teacher told her that they already new everything. The evidence presented was that of the alleged photocopy of the said leakage during the preliminary examination while Mark was being accused of producing it during the midterm examination. No original leakage was produced. There was inconsistency with the accusers testimony for which the school attorney had told that it was not important because the mere pinpointing to Mark of the witness was enough to make him guilty. What a reason!

Regarding the falsificication of school documents more importantly of the alleged receipt that was produced by Mark and given to Abegail Santos and Miss Apan. Miss Apan himself confessed that she produced it or asked it to be produce in order to defraud her parents and get additional money from them and she admitted that she copied the signature of the school's treasurer to make the receipt look genuine to her parents eye. Her parents did not complain to the school, nor was the receipt used or submitted to the school. It was very clear that Abegail Santos and Miss Apan was the one guilty of this charge and not Mark Santiago.

How can he be given such a decision? His good name and good record at St. Mary's College of Baliuag for 14 years had been tarnished by this three Nursing students whose own personal background is in question. Abegail Santos herself had been previously accused of being a cleptomaniac and stealing a classmates cellular phone of which was true. Miss Apan on the otherhand had get tuition fee money from her parents only to go out with her friends, go to parties and malls. How can the school believe these persons whose main goal is very clear and that is to tarnish Mark's reputation and make it appear that they are the good guys in this case.

I personally appeal on persons here not for the school to reconsider the kick out decision that they issue but for them to cleanse Mark's name and for the true culprit in this case to suffer the right justice to them. St. Mary is a Catholic school that should first and foremost consider the person's rights and protect his good name but what have they done with this decision. They have made the greatest blunder by tarnishing the good name of a person.

I hope that with your email of support and solidarity, BROOD together with other people can send a message to the school regarding this matter and incident. Thanks for all your support!

Just add your name and send a message of support or comment to my email and that will be very helpful to our cause.

DAVID D. D'ANGELO
National Secretary General
Brotherhood of Destiny (BROOD)
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