BI to monitor wife of slain car racer Pastor at all ports of exit

By: Tina G. Santos - 10 years ago

DAHLIA Guerrero-Pastor and Domingo “Sandy” de Guzman in an undated photo. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — The wife of slain car racer Enzo Pastor is now considered “a person of interest,” according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).

BI Commissioner Siegred Mison explained that the agency would monitor the travel of Dahlia Pastor and would seek clearance from the Department of Justice should she appear in any port of exit.

“Persons of interest include suspects in a criminal investigation where law enforcement agencies, including the DOJ, may be interested in knowing their whereabouts,” explained BI Commissioner Siegfred Mison.

However, he said BI authorities couldn’t prevent the travel of such persons in the absence of any court order.

“We can only monitor their travel in aid of any criminal investigation,” he added.

The BI said, citing its travel records, the name “Dalia Guerrero Pastor,” whose birthdate has been recorded as September 15, 1985, was still in the country, as of Thursday (Aug. 28).

Asked if they were certain that the name, which appeared on their database was that of the wife of the slain international car racer, BI spokesperson Elaine Tan said it was the closest to the spelling of the name of Pastor’s wife that was published in newspaper reports.

“We’re not sure if it’s her but that’s the name that appeared on our database,” Tan said, adding that they would need other details like the birthdate, to verify a person’s BI records.

Police have linked Pastor’s wife to the crime after the alleged gunman, Police Officer 2 Edgar Angel, confessed.

In his confession, Angel said he was paid P100,000 by businessman Domingo de Guzman to kill Pastor. He claimed that De Guzman and Pastor’s wife were seeing each other.