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John Amores and his brother go through legal hoops after surrendering to Laguna police due to a shocking post-pickup game shooting, all while the PBA keeps a hands-off approach out of respect to due process
MANILA, Philippines – The PBA is taking a hands-off approach, at least for the moment, on the shocking John Amores shooting incident in Laguna that rocked nationwide headlines on Wednesday night, September 26.
“This is a matter subject of investigation by the police, and we cannot comment in it. But we are saddened by such unfortunate incident,” said league commissioner Willie Marcial in a statement on Thursday, September 27.
Amores’ club NorthPort is likewise holding off on further comments until the matter has been fully resolved by the proper authorities.
Conversely, the mother of victim Lee Cacalda, Shirley, had a lot to say on the issue, as she was understandably inconsolable in an interview with ABS-CBN Thursday morning.
“Sa halagang apat na libo, papatayin niya anak ko? Di ako papayag!” bellowed the elder Cacalda to the ABS-CBN crew, referring to the P4,000 bet on the line in the pickup game that triggered near-deadly tensions between her son and Amores.
“Itutuloy ko yang [kaso], bibigyan ko ng kadalaan yang hambog na yan, sa akin madadala yan! Di ako papayag na ganyan gagawin niya. Wala akong planong kausapin sila,” Cacalda continued, insinuating that she will fully push through the attempted murder complaint against Amores and his brother.
(For P4,000, he would kill my son? I won’t allow it! I’ll continue the case and I’ll put that arrogant man in his place, I’ll make sure of that! I won’t let slide what he did. I have no plan to talk with them.)
After surrendering to Laguna police past Thursday midnight, the Amores brothers — draped with towels over their faces — have since been subjected to paraffin tests at the Lumban Police Station immediately following inquest proceedings by the Sta. Cruz Regional Trial Court, per ABS-CBN and GMA reports.
Should the attempted murder complaint materialize to a full-blown case and stick, the Amores brothers are looking at 6-12 years imprisonment, essentially marking the premature end of 24-year-old John’s turbulent basketball career.
Amores has been a regular fixture of national headlines since his infamous punching spree in 2022 that led to his exile from the NCAA, then leading to a quick, arguably hurried career resurgence towards the PBA just a year later. – Rappler.com
