Mystery woman: Who is Ingrid Ramos?

The question of who Ingrid Ramos really is will be the subject of further investigation by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) following the arrest of fugitive former senator Gregorio Honasan yesterday morning at Ramos’ townhouse in Quezon City.

PNP chief Director General Oscar Calderon said investigators will check the relationship between Honasan and Ramos, as well as Ramos’ criminal liability for coddling a fugitive or for obstruction of justice.

Calderon refused to answer questions regarding allegations that Honasan has an intimate relationship with Ramos, who was reportedly a former secretary of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile.

Enrile, in a press conference, denied knowing Ramos: "I don’t recall any woman by the name of Ingrid or with the family name Ramos. Maybe if that was her middle name I could not recall. Maybe she was one of my campaign supporters but I have so many thousand campaign supporters and I did not know all of them."

"He has been in hiding for almost nine months and he was arrested at her townhouse. She must have been somebody whom the former trusted so much," said an investigator, who refused to be named.

Despite Calderon’s refusal to comment on the relationship between Honasan and Ramos, sources said Honasan’s arrest at her residence triggered a marital spat between Honasan and his wife, Jane.

The source said Honasan’s wife confronted the former senator at the PNP General Hospital. Mrs. Honasan reportedly shouted at her husband when she learned he was caught at Ramos’ house. Honasan’s wife reportedly vowed not to visit him again.

Honasan is the founder of the military rebel group Rebolusyonaryong Alyansang Makabansa (RAM), formerly the Reform the Armed Forces Movement.

Police investigation showed that government agents confirmed Honasan’s presence at his house on President Marcos street at the Industrial Subdivision in Marikina City at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

By 11 p.m., Honasan with his driver, Jaime Baladad, left the house on board a maroon Toyota Revo, which was tailed by operatives from the CIDG and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP).

Investigators expressed belief that the relationship between Honasan and Ramos will be unraveled in the course of the investigation.

Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno said Ramos will be investigated on why Honasan was at her townhouse in Quezon City.

Puno said: "I guess right now the investigation is… we consider her as the owner of the place... how we categorize her will depend on her knowledge of his presence there."

"If she will be summoned or will be visited by investigators, I don’t know what appropriate move the investigators will make," Puno said. — Cecille Suerte Felipe, Myleth Katleen Dalisay