Two female students were found dead inside an office of the Signal Village National High School (SVNHS) in Taguig late Friday night, Nov. 10.
Rhea Manalo, a cousin of one of the victims, Irish Sheen Manalo, is asking classmates, teachers and friends to “come forward and tell the truth.”
Victim Irish Sheen Manalo (Photo from Rhea Manalo's Facebook post)
“Our family is asking and begging for your help — to all the classmates, teachers and friends of Irish Sheen Manalo and her classmate, Mary, come forward and tell the truth,” posted Rhea on Facebook.
She added, “Sheen and her classmate Mary were found dead last night, ‘nakabigti’ daw according sa mga guards ng Signal Village National High School, nilabas ng police 'yung dalawang bata without the SOCO (Sheen and her classmate Mary were found dead last night, allegedly found hanging, according to the guard at Signal Village National High School, the police brought out bodies of the two kids without the SOCO).”
A report from Taguig police indicated that the two victims were found dead at about 11 p.m. on Nov. 10 inside the Girls Scout Mini Office on the third floor of Magsaysay Building of Signal Village National High School.
Mary, 15, was a Grade 10 student and resident of Barangay South Signal, Taguig; while Irish, 13, was a Grade 8 student, of Barangay Central Signal.
A witness identified as Danielle, 16, a student, told Taguig police that the two victims were last seen at about 7:45 p.m on Nov. 10 after they told her they went home.
It was learned through their Messenger group that the two did not go home. Danielle immediately searched for the victims and found their bodies hanging with a rope tied around their necks and attached to a steel grill in the office.
The witness informed the security guards who in turn reported the incident to Taguig police.
In her post, Rhea said, “Uncooperative yung Signal Village National High School and wala daw CCTV na gumagana sa school. Please look into this DEPED TAPAT-Division of Taguig City and Pateros DepEd Philippines and Mayor Lani Cayetano.”
“My cousin was an honor student and part of the GSP. She’s at Grade 8, Gold Section. She will not dare kill herself. We are still waiting for the autopsy result as of this post,” she added.