2 days ago I keep on hearing the name Ivler on the news. I was not totally aware of what was happening. All I know is that the law is after him. My curiosity made me follow the news to understand more. He was the prime suspect of killing Renato Ebarle Jr., son of the Malacañang official –Presidential Chief of Staff Undersecretary Renato Ebarle Sr. last November 18, 2009 during a traffic dispute at the corner of Santolan Road and Ortigas Avenue.
He was arrested by the NBI inside his home at #23 Hillside Avenue, Blue Ridge Subdivision past 7 a.m. on January 18, 2010. He sustained four gunshot wounds in the stomach, chest, shoulder, and leg. He was brought to the Quirino Memorial Medical Center for treatment. During the shootout two NBI agents were also wounded in the gun fight namely Anna Labao and Antolino Magno. His mother, Marlene Aguilar-Pollard was also arrested but already bailed out. She is facing charges of obstruction of justice, providing refuge to a criminal and coddling.
He seems to have everything—the good looks and the artistic quality there’s no doubt to that. Little do we know that this guy had entered Philippine show business and was once co-starred in the 2nd batch of TGIS—FYI the popular TV series where Polo Ravales, Dingdong Dantes as his fellow actors.
Talent in music runs through his veins. Ivler is the nephew of the folk-singer/ songwriter Freddie Aguilar. In fact, during his arrest a music album was found in his room entitled “JsIn in the Philippines”. I’ve heard sample of his rapping on TV Patrol World and some in YouTube yet. His songs portrayed violence and have a lot of cursing words in it. He’s like Eminem only the Pinoy version for me, I guess.
Indeed, he turned out to be popular nowadays, in a negative way. If it was not from the killing he got involved with, his life would have not been very interesting. There some are people who pity or criticize him of how he was raised by his parents or there are assumptions that he is mentally ill. Well whatever that is he still cannot escape from the crime he has committed. The family of the victim deserves justice after all.
