NSTP Mark Welson Chua 1
NSTP Mark Welson Chua 1
NSTP Mark Welson Chua 1
WELSON CHUA?
Mark Welson Chua (died between 15-
18 of March 2001) was a Filipino
student of the university of Santo Tomas
whose death is widely believe to be
linked to his exposed of alleged
irregularities in the Reserve Officers
Training Corps unit of the university.
Chua took his elementary and
secondary education at Saint
Jude Catholic Church and his
tertiary education at the University
of Santo Tomas. As a member of
the ROTC unit’s intelligence
monitoring team, he had first hand
knowledge of corruption within the
organization,
Which he and another student,
Romulo Yumo, divulged to
UST’s official student
Publication The Varsitarian in
January 2001. This result in the
relief of then-commandant
Major Demy T. Tejares and his
staff.
Chua received death threats
after his revelations. The new
ROTC commandant advised
him to undergo security training
at Fort Bonifacio. On March 15
2001, he was supposed to meet
with an agent but he was never
seen alive again.
Three days later his
decomposing body, wrapped in
a carpet, was found floating in
the Pasig river near the jones
bridge. His hand and feet were
tied and his faced wrapped in
cloth and packing tape.
The autopsy report showed
that sludge was in his lungs,
indicating that he was alive
when he was thrown into the
river. In order to mislead
investigator, his abductors had
pretended to demand ransom
from the Chua family.
On March 31, 2004, Arnulfo Aparri,
Jr., one of the four suspects in the
killing of Chua, was sentenced to
die by lethal injection, and was
ordered to pay 50,000 pesos to the
victim’s family as indemnity. His
sentence was later commuted to life
imprisonment without parole after
the death penalty was abolished in
2006.
Another of the accused,
Eduardo Tabrilla, pleaded guilty
to homecide and was sentence
to 6 to 14 years of imprisonment
in 2006. The whereabouts of the
two other suspect, Paul Joseph
Tan and Michael Con Rainard
Manangbao remain uncertain.
On March 31, 2004, Arnulfo Aparri,
Jr., one of the four suspects in the
killing of Chua, was sentenced to
die by lethal injection, and was
ordered to pay 50,000 pesos to the
victim’s family as indemnity. His
sentence was later commuted to life
imprisonment without parole after
the death penalty was abolished in
2006.
The National Service Training
Program (NSTP) Law of the
republic Act 9163 is a program
aimed at enhancing civic
consciousness and defense
preparedness in the youth by
developing the ethics of service
and patriotism while undergoing in
any of its components.
Warm-Up Activity:
Note: Honesty is the Best Policy!
Direction: Write true if the statement is correct. If
false, change the underlined word/s to make the
statement correct.
_____1. NSTP (National Service Team Program)
_____2. CWTS (Civil Welfare Training Service)
_____3. Mark Welson Tomas was a Filipino student of the
university of Santo Tomas.
_____ 4. In order to mislead investigator, his abductors had
pretended to demand ransom from the Tomas family.
_____ 5. ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corpo)
1. Training
2. Civic
3. Chua
4. Chua
5. Corps
Assignment:
• What are the three
components of NSTP?