MANILA, Philippines--The alleged girl friend of Jason Ivler has been questioned by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) after the agency found out that some parts of the gun used by the road rage suspect was registered in her name.
An NBI source who asked for anonymity because she was not authorized to speak on the matter said the filing of charges was being considered against Silangan Manalac Fune, who went to the bureau?s Special Action Unit office Wednesday after she received a subpoena from the agency.
Fune was accompanied by Ivler?s mother, Marlene Aguilar, and her lawyer Princess Abante.
Although she refused to grant an interview, Fune told reporters that she was just a friend of Ivler.
The source said parts of the Rock River Arms AR 15 cal. 5.56 mm (Baby Armalite), which was one of the two firearms found in Ivler?s possession during his arrest on Jan. 18, were covered by documents which showed that they had been registered in Fune?s name.
Fune was subjected to questioning by an NBI agent. The NBI also took her fingerprints and photographed her.
Through Abante, her lawyer, Fune denied that the Baby Armalite was registered in her name although she admitted that she owned some of its parts.
?I want to clarify that my client was not here when the incident happened. She is not in anyway connected with the incident. In fact, she came here to cooperate with the NBI probe. All questions were answered,? Abante told reporters. ?We already explained to the NBI that she own only parts, not the whole gun. She has no participation in the crime committed, not even any implied participation.?
Fune, who, like Ivler, sported tattoos on her arms, claimed that she had nothing to do with Ivler?s case, saying she arrived in the country from Washington for a vacation only on Jan. 31 and found out that Ivler was in the hospital.
Ivler was arrested by the NBI after witnesses tagged him as the one who shot Renato Victor Ebarle Jr. dead during a traffic altercation in Quezon City on Nov. 18.