Son Of Murdered Japanese Offers P50,000 Reward

[Mr Lee]

What some people will do for money. So it seems this carpenter tried another house first and did not kill the Filipino maid, and instead went on to the Japanese mans home where he most likely is the one who killed the home owner. Locks are easily opened/bumped so best to always have dead bolts also. CEBU, Philippines - The son of the 76-year-old Japanese who was robbed and killed inside his rented house in KB Homes in Lapu-Lapu City last July 12 is offering a P50,000 reward for the capture of his father’s perpetrator.Lawyer Vicente E. Fernandez II, counsel of Kazuyoshi Ukena, said the reward will go to anyone who can give information for the arrest of Nerio Corvera who is currently facing robbery with homicide charges.Judge Toribio Quiwag, Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court in Lapu-Lapu City, has issued a warrant for Corvera’s arrest and recommended no bail for his temporary liberty.Fernandez said the son of the slain Takao Ukena is hoping that the arrest of the suspect will be faster with the reward and his father would be finally given justice.Corvera is reportedly a carperter who worked at the same area where the victim used to stay.The older Ukena was found dead inside his rented house with an open wound on his forehead and an electrical cord tied around his neck. The victim’s Nokia 1200 phone, Automated Teller Machine card and P7,000 pocket money were missing.The son said his father’s ATM card constantly contained P40,000 as monthly deposit.The rest of the story HERE

[Bruce]

I guess it is all relative. A $1200 USD reward ain't much in the US, but in the Philippines, that 50,000p might just be enough to get some people talking. Hope it works.