Because of the hardships of being dirty in America today, their culture is changing significantly.
It used to be the custom among Americans that their children should be separated from the family when their second birthday came.
But now some have accepted that they can stay under the same roof so they can help each other with expenses to save money.
In other words, American culture is becoming similar to Filipino culture, which values family and staying together under one roof because of the hardships of life.
That's exactly what the couple did a while ago.
Based on reports, the refugees are just a few of the many Filipinos who did everything they could to reach America.
The good life and bright future pushed them to take risks there.
So when they were given the opportunity to go to the US, the two left their lives in the province behind.
Their son Daniel, who was only seven years old at the time, came to America with them.
When they arrived in Diamond Bar, California in the 80s, that place was going through a huge transformation.
Large tracts of land that were once farmland are gradually being subdivided.
And compared to other places in the state of California where you can find a lot of Filipino , at the diamond bar you can find a lot more East Asians.
But even though they didn't know many Filipinos, having neighbors who were also Asians made them feel a welcoming vibe there.
Thanks to the good work of the Aguba couple, who both work in health care, Daniel had a good life.
Although they cannot be said to be rich by American standards, the couple is proud of what they have achieved because they are not poor.
Its relatives in the Philippines are happy whenever they receive pictures of the agubas.
Even though he was not born there, Daniel was able to adjust to the language and culture there.
His parents were able to get him into a good school until he graduated.
Gradually, the couple acquired properties not only in California but also in their province in the Philippines, such as the house they always visit whenever they return home.
For some, the couple inspired them to move forward in life.
Apparently, these became their basis for no matter what hardship they experienced, they just had to be strategic.
Add patience and you will succeed in life.
But in 2005, a news story became the reason why some questioned what was going on inside the houses of the agubas in California.
Because their son, Daniel, was arrested by the authorities.
Based on the report from June 2005, the climate was very beautiful.
But the mood changed in the area where the agubas lived as some authorities rushed to their homes .
But the police were unable to reach the home itself because they surrounded Daniel's car .
They immediately announced that he had been arrested.
When the 31- year-old was read his Miranda rights, he was immediately taken straight to the precinct and charged with first degree murder.
Even though the case he faces is serious because of his clean record , the judge agreed to allow him to post bail.
But this also didn't work out because the bail was one million dollars.
Like other states, California requires you to pay 10 percent of that or a dollar in cash.
They can approach a certified bail bondsman to borrow money.
But like other cases that I've covered, if you use their service and borrow from them, you won't be able to get the money back because the agreement says it's non-refundable.
Another factor that makes Daniel's parents' decision difficult is that if they borrow money from Bell Bunsman to get him out temporarily while he awaits trial, they must think about what they are willing to give up to be neutral.
Asking for collateral is a normal practice for bondsmen because they do n't want to be run over by their creditors.
Given the severity of the consequences that could affect their future, the Aguba couple chose not to bail.
So Daniel remained at the precinct while awaiting trial.
Some who knew the agubas couldn't believe that Daniel was able to kill .
People, especially those from Princesa where he grew up, didn't immediately believe it because in their minds, what they remembered was the version of Daniel when he was still in the province, just playing outside their house.
Always obeying his parents, he is also an obedient and respectful child.
It seems they forgot that this has changed because he has been living in the US for over two decades.
Others, instead of focusing on the crime committed, spent their time and energy looking for someone to blame and as expected, they couldn't help but blame the Aguba couple.
Some of them suspected that perhaps because they were so busy working to meet the American dream, they had neglected Daniel, causing him to lose his way.
People who did not know them personally said that the Aguba couple were to blame for why Daniel grew up to be a rebellious and murderous man.
But some have said that people who blame the couple are just wasting their time.
Because in reality the defendant is 31 years old.
In the eyes of the law, it has long been legal for a child to act and make decisions for himself without depending on his parents.
But no matter how many hurtful words they said to the Aguba couple, not once did they respond or deny the speculations.
Instead, they continued their private lives.
At one point, reports emerged that some of his relatives in the Philippines and acquaintances of the Aguba family in California recommended convincing Daniel and his wife to plead guilty if he did commit the charges he is facing.
Especially when it was revealed that the punishment for the case being fought here could be at least two decades.
They also worried that if the trial were to proceed, certain details of the lives of the agubas would be revealed that they did not want to be celebrated by the masses.
For others, if the prosecution has strong evidence against him, it would be faster for everyone to move on and the process would not take long if he just accepted responsibility for the murder that occurred.
But even though the Aguba couple visited their son inside Zelda several times to plead with him to just plead guilty, he remained steadfast in his determination to fight the charges against him because he believes in the maxim, " Fight for what is right".
So in the end, his parents still supported Daniel when he pleaded not guilty.
Two years after his arrest and indictment, Daniel's trial began.
In June 2007, the trial began.
The defendant's parents along with several of their acquaintances showed their support for Daniel by attending the courthouse located at 700 Civic Center Drive West in Sta Ana, California.
During the trial, it was revealed that the victim of the crime was also a Filipino identified as Fatima Bumatay.
The two seem to be indistinguishable.
Like Daniel, he is also the son of Filipinos who came to America.
His parents also did everything they could to give him a good life.
And while working, they always have in mind that Fatima will choose decisions that will help her have a good life and not be like them who had to go to other countries and leave their families behind just to have a decent life.
When she graduated from high school, they convinced her to enter the world of healthcare by studying nursing.
Fatima followed their advice because if she ever got a license and could work, she would have a stable income.
It is enrolled and like other college students.
Aside from studying, Fatima also didn't forget to have a social life.
With so many parties, he couldn't stop himself from joining other students to have fun.
His parents didn't mind him going out because he didn't neglect his studies.
The couple who committed suicide also believed that a child would become more rebellious if they were to be strict with him.
But no matter how lenient or strict they are, they probably have to accept that sometimes their child won't really obey.
And when Fatima was only halfway through the first semester, she surprised them by saying that she would not continue her studies because she was pregnant.
They are so sad and confused that they may not be able to graduate from college.
They also felt embarrassed and afraid of what would be said or gossiped about from their relatives or communities inside and outside the US.
When they found out that a Filipino was also pregnant here, they immediately spoke to her.
Daniel, who was a year older than Fatima, promised to take care of his bride.
So due to the combined influence of religion and tradition, the first instinct of each camp that can still be called a traditional family in the Philippines is to bring the couple closer together and eventually they want the two to get married.
Daniel and his family moved into an apartment complex in Diamond Bardin so that they could be reached by their relatives if they needed help.
These are described as having a harmonious relationship.
Due to the fact that his girlfriend's pregnancy was a bit delicate, Daniel became the soul provider or the only person working.
They had a proper baby shower and when their first child was born , Daniel was proud to be a full-fledged father.
Their parents have been hands-on in helping Fatima when it comes to taking care of the child.
And when he was no longer cared for, he was able to continue his studies.
Her parents supported Fatima's decision to return to college.
They described that when she became a mother, Fatima understood their advice and decisions.
Especially the reason why they really want to finish it.
But even though her parents are supportive, her living partner, Daniel, is still gradually becoming fearful.
The kind of fear that comes from her own insecurity, that Fatima might find someone younger and more handsome and then trade her away.
Some might say that maybe Fatima is showing Daniel something negative to make him think that.
According to friends, both students and Fatima's parents testified in court that it was not in her nature to be a man.
In fact, there is no time for anything else .
If he is not at school, he must return home immediately to watch over his children.
With the help of a psychologist hired by the prosecutor, they were able to explain well why Daniel would think that way.
The first thing it mentions is the big age gap.
Although there are other couples or lovers whose marriage is okay even though they have a big age difference.
In Daniel's situation, where their ages differ by more than a decade, that became a big issue.
When their first child was born.
While Daniel is in his early 30s, Fatima is almost 20 years old.
These are the ages when a person wants to be independent.
It seems like the point in life where they want to finish their education, have their own job so they can fulfill their dreams.
But if Fatima is just starting to get pregnant, Daniel has already gone through that because he is already in his early 30s.
He knows what it feels like to have different experiences in life.
That's why he's afraid that Fatima might become a more educated person and become so independent that he won't be needed anymore.
The psychologist shared that sometimes parents are overly eager to help their children, in the case of Daniel's parents.
Even though they have good intentions of giving it all its needs as it grows.
In the end it backfired because it depicted Daniel as falling into the term failure to launch or the term for someone who still can't stand on their own two feet, has no direction in life and still doesn't know how to face responsibilities and is always dependent on their parents even when they are old.
Fatima is the opposite of Daniel.
Even though she got pregnant early, she didn't stop from making her dreams come true .
That's why it's so exciting in college.
But because Daniel is insecure that he can't give her a good life, he always thinks that in college it's a big impossibility for her to meet or get to know a man who is the opposite of him.
Those who have ambition in life.
He is afraid that if Fatima changes her studies, he will eventually leave her because he cannot give her a good life.
Their parents always intervened in their quarrels, and the fighting subsided somewhat when they learned that Fatima was pregnant again .
In June 2004, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy whom they named Jessie.
But if you think the child can fix or disrupt the relationship between the two.
According to the expert, having another child has further exacerbated the stress, confusion, and many problems for the two.
With so many issues, not only was it about how they would take care of the children, it also became an issue about how they would find money to pay their rent.
Buying diapers, milk, food and their other needs.
So their troubled relationship became even more chaotic and their fight was no longer just a fight but also ended in pain.
Because Daniel's salary was not enough to meet their needs, Fatima, who was still studying and had just given birth a few months earlier, was forced to work at the state hospital as a student assistant.
But instead of admiring that she was able to bring home money, Daniel became even more used to it and always got angry with Fatima, especially if she was late coming home.
The psychologist said that insecure people like Daniel actually become abusive.
And if these hurtful words don't work to make the victim comply, when he realizes that he is losing his cursive control or what he calls the feeling that he no longer has Fatima by his neck, that's when Daniel begins to become obsessed.
So to make sure he knows the places she goes, as well as the people she talks to, Daniel always monitors Fatima's cellphone .
His activities outside the home, including his living partner's schedule, are also being monitored.
But what he did made Fatima even more distant from him.
So in August 2004, almost two months after their first child was born, Fatima decided to leave Daniel because he had been unfaithful to her.
The prosecutor was her co-worker, who testified that she did see the bruises on Fatima's face and several parts of her body.
When he asked if Daniel had done it, Fatima burst into tears while nodding to confirm that her living partner was the one who had hurt her.
Fearing that it might lead to the killing of everyone, she decided to flee the scene with her children and leave the abused Daniel behind.
And because his behavior was unstable, with the help of her parents, Fatima sought help from the court to protect herself and her children.
Although there was no restraining order, the judge awarded Fatima custody of the children and Daniel was only allowed to see them for a few hours.
And even though Fatima didn't want to see her ex [musician], she was still civil during the drop off or the call when Daniel picked up the kids.
They can still talk but it should only be about the children.
It also orders that Daniel must pay child support.
Even though it was n't easy at first, Fatima eventually got used to that setup.
And in the following months, with the support of her parents, even though it was difficult, she and her children were able to survive .
Fatima continued her studies while working at the State Hospital.
But in June 2005, according to her friend and coworker, Fatima arrived again with bruises and scars.
When questioned, she said that Daniel had already put his hand on her before she could hand the children over to him.
It was revealed that even though she was gradually moving on, the effect of her breakup with Daniel was the opposite .
I thought the word obsession was serious.
But in the world of psychology, it can be even worse.
And according to the expert, when Fatima left him and didn't want to come back, Daniel, who couldn't accept the humiliation, besides being angry, also became a stalker to the point of feeling extreme pathological obsession.
If you've ever heard the phrase "If I can't have you, no one will".
Or in Tagalog, if you can't be accepted, no one will benefit from you.
When the mentality of an obsessed person is like that, don't be surprised that one day they will kill themselves .
Because according to the expert, due to his high pride, he cannot accept that Fatima can leave him .
But he intensified his stalking of his ex when he learned that Fatima was no longer willing to start dating.
But it turned out that a man identified as More No Lap had already answered it.
According to the victim's parents, their daughter's relationship with another person was not to anger Daniel.
After all, it is 22 years old.
For them, as an independent person, they have the right to find someone who will truly love them.
But Daniel, who couldn't move on, became even angrier.
So in May, according to Fatima's coworker , Daniel was going to take his children to his ex's apartment because that was in the agreement.
The two exchanged words and shouted again.
Daniel's toxic behavior is getting worse because he doesn't just yell or fight at custody dropoff.
But once he punched and slapped Fatima.
Sometimes, even though they didn't have an agreement, he still called Fatima.
In fact, the prosecutor showed that he contacted Fatima 277 times in one day .
One day his call was a lamp.
So if Fatima is awake outside, Daniel dials his ex's number once every three or four minutes.
Fatima is already good at what she does.
But even if he wanted to block it, he couldn't do it because it might tell the court that he was hiding his children here.
So in their desperate attempt to stop Daniel from harassing her, Fatima and her boyfriend agreed to tell him that she was pregnant.
and they will start their own family.
In their minds, they figured that if they said that to a normal person, their normal reaction would be to stop and move on.
But according to the prosecutor, Daniel is not normal .
According to Morno's statement, they did notice that Daniel was being deceptive.
But unbeknownst to them, he was only keeping quiet because he was already planning how to kill Fatima.
For this reason, if it can't be returned to him, it's better that no one else benefits from it.
So for a few weeks he secretly followed Fatima.
He managed to stalk his ex because it turned out that Daniel had moved back to his parents' house.
After all, it only takes a few hours of work.
So with all this free time, he was able to follow and become familiar with every move and place Fatima went to .
In June 2005, he convinced Fatima to meet so that she could supposedly take care of their youngest child for a few hours.
Then he also said that he would give the money for child support.
And as agreed, the two met in the mall's parking lot to have a custody handoff.
Fatima chose that public place to be careful because of her ex's violent behavior.
According to witnesses, while Daniel was inside the car, he was talking to Fatima, who was holding their almost one-year-old child in her arms.
But later, witnesses saw the 22-year-old running towards his car.
Fatima quickly put her youngest child in the car seat and then immediately went to the driver's seat.
But before he could even insert the key, the passenger seat door opened.
Daniel, enraged, stabbed him repeatedly with a 10-inch carving knife.
What's even more surprising is that Daniel, who is still not satisfied with just treating his ex like a tool, is not satisfied.
After stabbing the victim, he dragged Fatima's body out of the vehicle and left her bleeding.
According to the prosecutor, exposing Fatima's body while she was dying was a message that Daniel wanted to show the public that this is what will happen to those who try to leave him.
If you ask why no one came to help, according to witnesses, the victim's running until he was stabbed only lasted 30 seconds.
After his ex was stabbed, Daniel immediately fled in his own car.
Authorities were immediately alerted and quickly arrived at the mall.
Fatima's youngest child is safe while police learned that Fatima's eldest child is safe because he is in the care of his mother.
The search for Daniel lasted six hours and authorities found him sleeping inside his car, a sign that for him, murder was as simple as going to the mall.
When all the evidence regarding Daniel's stocking, abuse , including thousands of his calls and texts, and witnesses who saw him murder Fatima, the entire jury agreed that Salarine was guilty.
Fatima's brother became emotional as she gave a victim and back statement.
He shared that it is painful for them, especially their mother, that she will no longer be able to see Fatima fulfill her dreams, especially for her children.
But no matter how much crying and pleading they showed inside the court, Daniel reportedly showed no emotion.
In the end, the judge sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
But more or less two years in prison will be deducted before the sentence is handed down.
The state of California also has something called a good conduct credit.
So if he has been kind in prison, his sentence could be reduced to about three years.
So I'm sure that by 2025 will be able to apply for parole.
When I checked the website of the Board of Parole Hearings, it is true that on December 3, 2025 he was eligible to apply for parole.
But following the advice of his legal counsel, 52-year-old Daniel chose not to apply for now.
The reason for this is probably because it's not ready yet.
And if he cannot convince the rollboard that he is remorseful or accepts responsibility for killing Fatima, there is a possibility that his wait to apply again will be longer.
If he waits to complete his 25-year sentence in the state of California, he will not automatically be released because the charge filed against him is premeditated murder.
The burden of proof is on him.
Apparently he has to prove to the parole board that he is no longer the narcissistic, arrogant, and murderous Daniel they met in 2005.
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