Jason Ivler finally arrested...
By ybong007
@ybong007 (6643)
Philippines
January 19, 2010 3:16am CST
After two months in hiding Jason Ivler was finally arrested. For the benefit of those who don't know... two months ago Jason Ivler was involved in a minor traffic altercations but sad thing was Ivler shot the other driver and killed him on the spot. The driver turned out to be a son of a high ranking government official and the incident caught media attention. It turned out that Ivler is a hot head on the road, in fact one of his victims was a TV reporter that he also aimed his gun at over some minor traffic altercations. Another victim also came out, according to the complainant Ivler also aimed his gun and pull the trigger, good thing the bullet only scratched him. The complaint was reported and recorded in a police blotter report. Ivler went into hiding, a lot of speculations spread... that he was able to leave the country in spite of the hold departure order against him. Ivler has a lot of connections, not only is he the nephew of a celebrity but his step father is a diplomat who promised to cooperate with the police. This morning, i saw on the news that he got arrested and guess what? it was from their home. It turned out that his mother was hiding him all along. Now, not only is he confined in the hospital due to his wounds, his mother was also arrested for obstruction of justice. We can't deny a mother's instinct to protect her children but up to what extent? Your thoughts freinds....
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13 responses
@rsa101 (38126)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
Yeah more of the Ivler's life is more exposed than ever. I realized that he is also kind of rapper because he seems to have this Audio CD that features his kind of songs. It is really very troubling that the kind of music he is into is kind of violent which I think reflective of what he has done with the victim.
The mother instinct thing is somewhat understandable right now but I think now that Jason has been arrested let the law put it into action and she should I think remain silent on the matters of his child. I think the more she talks to the public the more she is not understood by many.
@rsa101 (38126)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
The more she talks the more the media will sensationalized her case and I think the more she would be put down in public. I guess she has done her part as a mother, and it didn't work so its time for her to keep her silence about the issue. If she really wants to save his son. But the burden of proof that her son is really innocent is really hard to prove at this point in time as evidences proves against them right now.
With another victim coming out I think they will soon face a very troublesome future.
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@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
22 Jan 10
You're right the future looks grim for her son. Ivler made a choice when he pulled the trigger. So he should be made accountable for what he did. I don't think any talking to the media will do any good since majority of the people already made an impression on the type of person Ivler truly is. His mother can say this and that but i dont think it's going to get them any public sympathy. Silence is the best thing to do and let the justice system do it's job. Who knows it may turn out to be in their favor 
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@alexysabelle (905)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
i hope justice will really be served here for the benefit of hos victims. you know how justice work in the Philippines. it cannot be denied that if you have money and connection, justice can be in their favor, but once the violator is poor, justice can be readily serve.
mother's instinct to protect his son is natural. but hiding his son and not allowing him to face the consequences of his crime, is another thing.
i just hope, the victims and their families will be assured of fair trial and justice.
may this case be an example of equal justice and the lady in blindfold trying to convey.
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@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
I think Jason Ivler is a done deal the moment he killed the son of that high ranking official. Adding to the fact that an ABS-CBN reporter was also one of his victims. I think no politician in his right mind would try to influence the case considering how controversial the incident has become. I guess this will boil down to how good their lawyers are...especially is they get Raymund Fortun. That lawyer is good. Imagine turning an educated politician into someone who don't even know how to speak the national language 
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.@alexysabelle (905)
• Philippines
30 Jan 10
we just hope and remain vigilant with what is happening in country, considering that we are in the country that can create miracles with money and people who know people, if you know what i mean.
i agree, the Furton are a very good lawyers who accepts cases involving controversial people and won cases against them.
what i hope for still in this country is, truth and justice should prevail. if we cannot see that in people, i know it will be given justice by Someone up there above us...
God Bless!
@jambi462 (4576)
• United States
20 Jan 10
It's weird that situations like this are only made public when it happens to the kin of government officials. This kind of stuff literally happens every day but no one pays attention to it because there's no government official fueling it's purpose.
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@rosahito351 (51)
• Philippines
21 Jan 10
There is truth to the Biblical saying: "Spare the rod, spoil the child." A misplaced mother's love does spoil the child.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
21 Jan 10
Very well said. Too much of everything is not good, even love. Ivler's mother should have realized this a very long time ago when she had all the time molding Ivler. But i guess it too late for her now. Just like a tree, Ivler has grown up into a crooket tree that it's no longer possible to bend its barks otherwise it breaks. She should have done so when Ivler was just a little boy. Now their all facing the consequences of their actions.
@maria1081 (1251)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
Have you heard about Jason Ivler self-titled music album that was never released? I started a topic about this early this evening. The album contents are very disturbing.
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@Cutie18f (9551)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
Well thank God that they got him at last. He should pay for his crimes. He should know that he is not above the law and no matter how rich he is, if he does something criminal, he will be punished just like everyone else. This guy Ivler probably thought he could just kill anyone and evade punishment. He is very, very wrong.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
21 Jan 10
Very well said. No one should be above the law. Ivler has become more daring since he was able to get away with his previous violations. Owing to the fact that he has his parents that keeps protecting him when he did something stupid. I guess this time he met his match. Lets wait how he will fare and up to what extent his money can help him.
@drakesuyat (1063)
• Philippines
19 Jan 10
its good that he's finally captured. im just thinking should he killed an ordinary people, will justice be like this? being unable to offer one million as a reward, will those nbi agents work that way? i doubt.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
21 Jan 10
It's still a pretty good job for the NBI. A little too harsh maybe. But i don't expect Ivler to be treated nicely especially since he is really bent on shooting it out with the agents. I think Ivler is even lucky that a camera is aimed while the operation is undergoing otherwise those agent could have killed him on the spot.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
If this happened to a nobody the complaint could just have been buried and be forgotten. Just like one of his victims, a report was filed and it was recorded on a police blotter. Nobody took notice then. Until, Ivler did it again. This time around, his victim was a son of a government official and a journalist. This goes to show that justice is only for the rich, well most of the time anyway. Had it not been for the rich and famous victims or the victims relatives that is, the victim who is a nobody will not get justice in the first place.
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
19 Jan 10
I'm so sick of people getting special treatment because of who they or their relatives are. If he'd been treated fairly, there would not be a grieving family today. It happens in my country, too.
I don't think diplomats should get special treatment, either. I understand the reason for it but they should not have immunity as they do in my country.
I might want to shelter my son but neither of them would come to me if they did that--they would not want to put me in danger and they would be ashamed of what they had done. They would probably turn themselves in before I even heard about it and they would never leave the scene of an accident.
@doryvien (2284)
• United States
20 Jan 10
That's what a mother should be, there to protect, but never blindly. You would pity the mother if you see her on TV(of course it's shown on a local channel, don't know if it has international coverage, the boy is an American citizen). This morning the mother was crying again while declaring her love for her son, 'no matter how people perceive him to be'. I find it a little too disturbing. I suddenly felt the urge to check my parenting skills. I really hope none of my 2 boys turn into someone like him.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
I feel sorry for the diplomat. It's a pity that his name got involved in this incident. After all, Ivler could have been a pain in his neck all along. But being a diplomat, he should have been the first one to do the right thing and inform the authorities that jason is just hiding right in front of their noses. I'm sure he's quite well aware how controversial the issue is. He is even the one who appeared on TV and promised to cooperate. I'm sure he and the suspect's mother know that it is against the law to hide a fugitive. Maybe the're just used to getting away with it most of the time. Lets just wait and see this time around.
@maria1081 (1251)
• Philippines
19 Jan 10
What his mother did was too much. If she's the mother of the victims how would she feel? It's okay if her son is somewhere else. But hiding in their own house with her consent, thats too much.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
We can't really take it against her for hiding her son. I guess, every mother has it, to protect their young. It's acceptable if it's just a minor issue were talking about but her son just killed another human being. Hiding her son shows how selfish she is. She should have put herself in the shoes of the mothers whom her son killed. But she did is hide him. I guess the main reason why Ivler has this so much self confidence and arrogance is the fact that he knows he can get away with almost everything he does, including killing. Which at some point he almost did. But as they say, the only thing that you can't get revenge on is the lighting. It's now payback time and he'll pay bigtime. But it's too early to tell, as long as his mother is around i'm sure she'll do everything in her power to get him out where he's at right now.
@doryvien (2284)
• United States
19 Jan 10
It's sad that a person this young has been involved in a number of traffic incidents/ road rage where he is almost always the offender. And how the mother (and maybe other close relatives too) cuddled the boy to keep him from facing his crime really bothered me. I am a mother too and my heart goes out Marlene, Jason's mother, I understand how painful it is to 'lose' a son this way, for she is definitely losing him (this time) to the authorities. Isn't it ironic, that the uncle of this boy wrote a famous song that got worldwide popularity entitled "Anak"? This is a classic example of parent's excessive love for her child, and the child going astray.
@doryvien (2284)
• United States
19 Jan 10
Hi Charm,
While I understand that what the mother is going through is really difficult, I don't feel any respect for what she did. Her love for her child goes beyond reason, I think that very love she unconditionally and blindly gave to her son is the same thing that has poisoned and made Jason spoiled and rotten.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
Hi Dory, if we are to ask Freddie Aguilar, the person who wrote the song who happen to be Ivler's uncle,I guess he'll tell us that he had Ivler as his inspiration or should i say his first hand account on how the boy was raised. If you will listen closely to the lyrics of the song it's as if it was made really for Ivler. I can almost hear Marlene asking Ivler "Anak, bat ka nagkaganyan?". But what Jason turned out to be could be of her own making in the first place. A parent can only love his/her son so much but up to certain extent only. I guess this is a case of "too much love will kill you" or too much love can turn your son into a killer...tsk...tsk...tsk. I feel sorry for Jason, I feel sorry for Marlene but we should not forget that Jason killed people. And we have to remember that it is against the law of man and the law of God to kill.
@mrfdg1972 (3237)
• Philippines
19 Jan 10
I still dont trust our justice system, So the enforcers got him, in a week or so there will be no more media covering the stories then he will be gone again, post bail or acquitted or something, Lets give Ivler 1 month, lets see what he will do? WE could blame her MOM for not teaching his grown up kid that ITS NOT RIGHT TO KILL OTHER PEOPLE!
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
19 Jan 10
You may have a point there but i think there are also big fishes involved. What your saying is possible if the victim is a nobody but it happened to be a high ranking government official, so that has to be taken into consideration also. Another victim was Sheryl Cosim of ABS CBN, so i don't think ABS-CBN will just let go of the issue that easily. I agree this issue will die down once another controversial issue gets public attention. But i believe, Ivler's victims will get justice.
@dpalais (130)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
Yes and that's good to know. But most people commented that ivler was caught because he had bump the wrong person, they say that if he had kill other person and not a malacanang officer's son then he had the opportunity not to be jailed. Because ivler had done many crimes before and only know that he was given attention.
So sad for the OFW that was send home from Dubai, just because they are look alike.
@doryvien (2284)
• United States
20 Jan 10
Hi dpalais,
They actually don't look alike, Jason I. looks much better than the other Jason (sorry, just my opinion). They both had the same name, Jason Aguilar, but the OFW doesn't have Ivler as his last name, that should have prompted the authorities to investigate further. Now the poor fellow's opportunity to work abroad has been compromised.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
I think this is not just a problem with the enforcers but with the people as well. i'm sure majority of the people would not lift a finger if this happened to a nobody. People forget about it as soon as the next news comes. I think the other victims are lucky or should i say fate intervened? that Ivler victimized somebody who is also a big fish so justice will be served. I too heard of the other Jason Ivler who was deported and lost his job. I can just imagine the trauma the guy has of being blamed for something he did not do. Well justice truly is blind, she did not see that the jason ivler that got arrested is not one and the same. I also heard on the radio that the Philippine ambassador (not really sure) received a lot of flak for not even bothering to take the necessary steps to go the victim and say sorry for the lapses. Well maybe, he was too ashamed to admit that he can't protect and take care of the welfare, well being, and the interests of our OFWs.
@oskits (21)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
Well, I'm happy to see that our justice system does work....sometimes. Do you really have to be a really important person to get justice in this country? Or maybe just a son of one. As for the mother, I believe in the power of a mother's love. It's unconditional and I believe a mother will go through heaven and hell for their children. But to condone cold-hearted murder? twice? I think that is seriously messed up. I think she needs help, for herself as well as for her children. If she has any more.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
20 Jan 10
lady Justice has a long way to go. You know how court proceedings are here in the Philippines. Its technically a drag. It will take forever to resolve a crime. Especially if those involved has the money. I can just imagine the years of waiting due to the TROs, from the lower courts, to the court of appeals, and finally to the supreme court. But the mere fact that Ivler got arrested is already a consolation for those parties that were aggrieved. At least they won the first battle. The battle in the courts have yet to begin. So it's something to look forward to.
