Ruben Ecleo was convicted by a Cebu City court in 2012 for the murder of his wife Alona Bacolod-Ecleo. She was a medical student at the time she was killed.
Ex-congressman turned-fugitive Ruben Ecleo Jr was captured on Thursday, June 30, after more than 8 years on the run, following a graft conviction handed down by the Sandiganbayan in 2006.
Barcenas was one of 5 lawyers assigned to prosecute Ecleo for the murder. The other lawyers who prosecuted the case included Kit Enriquez, Fritz Quiñanola, Fred Sipalay, and Gina Co. Ecleo was the number one most wanted person of the Department of the Interior and Local Government . Former president Benigno Aquino III had offered a P2-million reward for information leading to his arrest.The murder of Ecleo's wife
An armed clash took place in the Dinagat Islands when members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas were met by armed members of the PBMA on June 19, 2002, when they attempted to serve Ecleo with the arrest warrant then., 19 people were killed in the raid, 16 of them PBMA members, while one police officer was killed. At least 50 PBMA members were arrested during the raid.
Ecleo claimed he was at the PBMA chapter in Talisay City at the time Alona was killed. He also said the body found in Dalaguete town was not Alona’s.
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