Chavit beats up common-law wife, lover

MANILA, Philippines - Deputy National Security Adviser Luis “Chavit” Singson said yesterday he had beaten up his common-law wife and her lover after catching them in bed.

Singson said he had no regrets in hurting “Che,” the woman with whom he has five children.

“Mabait pa nga ako, hindi ko sila pinatay (I was still good, I did not kill them),” Singson said.

Che filed a complaint against Singson for domestic violence and physical abuse.

But Singson said Che is using the issue for extortion. “I will never settle with her,” he said.

Singson appealed to women’s rights activists not to help Che. He requested the groups “not to let themselves be used for extortion activities.”

Singson said the only thing that concerns him at the moment is the welfare of their five children

Singson showed to reporters at his residence in Corinthian Gardens in Quezon City an envelope of “evidence” against Che and her lover, which, according to him, showed them “in an incriminating situation.”

He said the two were caught in the evening of Aug. 21 in the apartment unit in Quezon City that he had acquired for Che.

He said it was not the first time that Che had cheated on him. Singson said he had previously caught Che with another younger man in a motel.

“Pinalayas ko na siya noon (I kicked her out),” Singson said. He added Che had asked for his forgiveness and his permission to see their five children.

Singson said he forgave Che “for the sake of our children” – who, according to him are aged 16, 13, 12, 9 and 7.

“Eventually, she requested me to get an apartment where she could stay. I agreed and then she asked for (financial) support again,” he said.

“I also told her that if ever she would go back to living with me, I would have her monitored and she agreed to this,” Singson said.

Singson said he was tipped off by a friend to monitor Che’s activities. After two months of surveillance, he confirmed Che was seeing another man.

The former Ilocos Sur governor even described size of the penis of Che’s lover as one for the books.

“Pinakamaliit na ari ang nakita ko, pang Guinness Book of World Records (It was so tiny, it can qualify for the Guinness Book of World Records),” he remarked.

Singson said he made an excuse of going home to Vigan.

“Because then I knew that they would use the opportunity to meet each other again in my absence and so I caught them in the act,” he said. – Reinir Padua, Cecille Surte Felipe, Perseus Echeminada