Angelo Reyes shot himself, dead at 65 | Reyes' suicide falls on PNoy's 51st birthday

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Angelo Reyes died in an apparent suicide today, February 8, 2011.

A retired AFP Chief-of-Staff and former Defense Secretary, Angelo Reyes suffered gun shot wound in his chest which according to the police was a suicide 'coz there were no signs of a foul play.

Sec. Angelo Reyes' suicide happened while visiting the grave of his mother, Purificacion Reyes, at the Loyola Memorial Park. He was rushed to Quirino Memorial Medical Center in QC at around 7:45 AM and the doctors tried to revive him, but at 8:32 AM, Reyes was officially declared dead, as reported this morning on ABS-CBN's News Patrol.

Sec. Reyes was reportedly reading a book before he killed himself. According to a report from DZBB, he was reading the book "Trump: The Art of the Deal" by Donald Trump and Tony Schwartz.

He was 65 years old (March 17, 1945-February 8, 2011), and is survived by his wife Teresita and 5 sons.

Sec. Angelo served as Armed Forces Chief-of-Staff from 2000 to 2001, and was later appointed as Secretary in 4 Departments under the Arroyo administration.

He was Secretary of National Defense from 2001 to 2003, of DILG from 2004 to 2006, then of DENR a year after and lastly, as Department of Energy Secretary in 2007-2010.

Just recently, Reyes was linked to an AFP Fund Scandal where he allegedly received a "pabaon" of P50M when he retired as AFP Chief.

Today, the date of Sec. Angelo Reyes' death, happens to be the 51st birthday of Pres. Noynoy Aquino.

Photo courtesy of Inquirer.net

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Comments

30 Comment(s):

  1. Condolence sa family ni Gen. Reyes. Kahit nakainis ang ginawa nila, tao pa rin sya at kailangan ng respeto.

    Ang masasabi ko lang mas ok sana ang imbestigasyon sa senado at congresso kung ang nag-iimbestiga ay walang bahid ng corruption ang mga pamilya nila. "Let him who has no sin cast the first stone." Get me jinggoy?

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  2. may god bless his soul

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  3. hay naku! ang hrap tlaga bagay masyado ng nkokonsenya na sa mga kasalang nagawa...dapat tlagang si GMA ang sisihin sa bagay na yan dahil prang bagay na iniwan na lang nya si reyes pagkatapos ng lahat..dapat hinarap nilang dalawa ang problema hindi isa lang

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  4. guilty langcguro cia regarding with the controversy.....

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  5. For Ninoy the Filipino is Worth Dying For; For Angie Reyes Millions are Worth Dying For

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  6. anong say mo nito, Ninoy Filipino are Worth Dying For, Angie Reyes Millions are worth dying for

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  7. Ang BANSA natin PARANG pigsa.ang politikong naka opo.cya ang malaking bukol At na sa ilalim nito ay bakteria,at tayo yoN lahat. Nag babangayan sinasabi na sila ay tama,,madaling makakita nang pagkakamali nang eba! na hindi namn nakikita ang sariling,,pagkakamali..hangat kailan ba talaga tayo maGIgising BAYAN ?para sa sarili ko..naniniWALA ako. nangTOTAL RESET ,nang ating bayan PG BAGO nag BATAS,para wala nang ANGELO REYES at iba pa..mg so suicide

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  8. HUWAG NAMAN, ang dali natin mang husga sa iba eba! NA sa sarili nga nating bahay d natin maayos ayos,,,ngkasala man sila dahil sa systima nang batas natin,,,maski ikaw dn pag paupoin ka sa malacanan,,,,baka ganyan ka rn...

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  9. your just commet your ungry But not for the country,,sa tingin ko pg naging politiko ka!..ganyan ka rn tulad nila

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  10. i wud say let's fear God so we can be whole

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  11. its our choice actually..but i wont dare to shot myself..you will end up lifeless whatever achievements you had.Sayang ang Buhay..think about it

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  12. what's the use of killing yourself?, may tinatago ka ba?, nakokonsiensya ka ba?, natatakot ka ba?, if not guilty, why not stand up and clear your name, you can see your detractors face to face kung wala kan kasalanan, sayang nang buhay at kawawa nang maiiwan...they will suffer the consequences

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  13. nakaka-takot a Dios kung mag suicide ka... hindi tinatangap sa langit yan...kawawa naman nang mga anak mo biti ka patay na, huhuhuhuhu

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  14. the best thing to do is BE CONTENTED WITH WHAT YOU HAVE bawasan ang masyadong pagiging maluho sa buhay...mahirap ang masyadong kapritsosa...tama talaga ang kasabihan: BEHIND EVERY MAN'S DOWNFALL IS A KAPRITSOSANG ASAWA

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  15. kaya nakakaisip ang mga aawang lalaki na mag nakaw nang pera nang bayan, lalo na kung ang asawa mo ay mataas ang posisyon sa gobierno, dahil sa asawang masyadong maluho, bili mo ako nang bahay, bili mo ako nang alahas, bili mo ako nang kotse, bili mo ako nang damit at sapatos,pahingi nang pang madyong... sus!!!! kailan kaya matututo si JUAN DE LA CRUZ? kaya laganap ang CORRUPTION sa pilipinas,kahit pa gusto ni PNOY nang daang - matuwid

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  16. It is' the most HONORABLE way TO GO! I admire the man all
    the more for doing the way of the warriors!

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  17. as what everyone says...maybe angelo reyes is possible done wrong in the last part of his life serving the government, but did someone also think what also he had sacrifice for the government? yan ang masama sa mentality ng tao gumawa ka man ng isang daang kabutihan, minsan ka lng magkamali lahat wla na.

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  18. Ang tanung, ang nagaakusa ba ay malinis ang pagkatao, gumaganti lang? walang magyayari jan sa investigation. dahil karamihan sa nagpapainvestigate at sumasawsaw sa isyu ay nagbibida bidahan lang dahil ang totoo sa likod ng lahat sila na namn ang nagungurakot di ba? father and son

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  19. dapat pati yung mga nag iimbestiga magpakamatay na din kasi pag hidi sila nagpakamatay, sila na naman ang magungurakot kya nga kumandidato ang mga yan,para magsilbe sa bayan kapalit ay milliones na hahakutin para sa kanilang sariling interes. paulit ulit lang ang lahat. abangan mo sila na naman ang aakusahan.

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  20. simple, kaya ng shot him self dahil my pinoprotektahan.. para hnde maituro ang pinaka utak ng ng kuraption... sobrang utak mo arroyo, sobra kasamaan mo.. bakit ba hnde pa kayo mg salita mga invobe? wala n kapangyarihan c arroyo.. laglagan na!!! kesa iba png tao ccsihen nyo sa pag papamatay ni angelo.. trabaho lang gnagawa nla jingoy,trillanes, enrile, depensor .. wag nyo na paliguyin pa, itoro nyo na c arroyo..

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  21. kng ayaw nyou gawin sa inyo, wag nyo gawin sa kapawa mo.. cnu ba ng cmula ng trial? di ba c arroyo? ang hirap sa inyao, ayaw nyo gawin sa inyo pero ikaw gumagawa ng pag didiin sa tao.. in short gusto nyo kc kyo lng mangu2rakot@arroyo.. mas masahol pa mga kayo ky erap, c erap jueteng lord lng.. hnde pera ng kaban ng pilipino.. na2ral expect nyo na gawin sa inyo yan dahil ganun din ginawa nyo sa tao@E.erap.. ika nga, mag tanim ka ng kabutihan, para umani k ng kabutihan..

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  22. ILAGLAG NYO NA C ARROYO, ITURO NYO NA!!!! PINAPA LIGOYLIGOY NYO PA, HNDE NYO NA KAILANGAN MAGPAKAMATAY, HILAHIN NYO NA C ARROYO AT ITURO NYO NA ANG UTAK NG KURAPTION!!!! GINAGAWA NYO PA TANGA, GAGO MGA TAO, ITURO NYO NA, ALAM NAMAN NA NG TAO PINAGTATAKPAN NYO PA!!!!! WALA DAPAT CCHEN SA PAG PAPAKAMATAY NI A.REYES, HNDE TANGA MGA TAO PARA PAG BINTANGAN UNG MGA NAG TATANONG SA KONGGRESO,WALA NG UTOS MAG PAKAMATAY KA A.REYES!!! HNDE AKO PABOR SA PAGBBIGAY NG PARANGAL KY A.REYES DAHIL NAPAKA DUNGIS NG GINAWA ANG DAPAT LNG BIGYAN NG PARANGAL UNG TOTOONG TAO N NGLINGKOD NG TAPAT SA PILIPINAS...

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  23. PAG HINDE NYO KC PINAGHIRAPAN ANG ISANG BAGAY, HNDE DIN MAPUPUNTA SA INYO, BABAWIIN DIN YAN SA INYO.. @A.REYES FAMILY

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  24. While a Japanese Kamikaze pilot taking a suicide attack is honorable and patriotic but for a high ranking military man like Angelo Reyes taking his life out is disgraceful and an act of cowardice.

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  25. He's murdered to keep the truth from coming out.

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  26. A lot of people are involve in corruption. So better sacrifice 1 person- a scapegoat. That's why he become a hero for the corrupt/guilty ones.

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  27. ...i lyk ur video margarette.!its great!its not a scandalous video..in fact, its entertain a lot people..!i luv it..i wait for ur nxt video..!

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  28. Kasi sa mga Japanese kultura nila iyon. Ang katwiran nila mabuti na ang magpakamatay kaysa mahuli ng kalaban. Kung walang kasalanan si Angelo Reyes hindi siya dapat nagpakamatay dapat hinarap niya ang problemang kinasangkutan niya. Sa ginawa niya isa lang ang ibig sabihin totoo ang ibinibintang sa kanya.

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  29. theres no reason for Angelo to do such thing to commit suicide if the fund scandal from the AFP from which he was involved is not true... His death is the key to expose the truth so the the govt. should strive more to prosecute those involved for the sake of poor filipino. Angelos death will be useless if no one will be punish.....

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