The mother of a University of Santo Tomas student who went missing refuted her husband, saying
that their daughter is not yet home after a supposed immersion with farmers in Quezon last December.
In an interview with The Varsitarian, UST’s official student publication, Luisa Camingawan, Rizza Divine’s mother, said that she was able to talk with her last Jan. 19 but she heard other voices in the background as if there were other people dictating how Rizza should respond to her.
“Boses niya ‘yong naririnig ko, kaya lang may mga tumatawa sa background. Tatlong babae ang naririnig ko. Kapag may itatanong ako sa kaniya, may sumasagot ng isasagot niya,” Luisa said.
Rizza was last seen by her mother last Dec. 19, informing her that she will go to a mall. On the same day, she also informed her parents that she would join the immersion.
The freshman Legal Management student also deactivated her social media accounts and reached out to her parents using a different mobile phone number.
Luisa also said that Rizza promised to be back in March. However, she refused to continue her studies and did not enroll this semester.
Her mother also said that Rizza asked her for cellphone load on Jan. 17. Luisa is not convinced that her daughter is in Quezon because of their last conversation on the phone.
Roland Camingawan, Rizza’s father, had earlier sought help from a radio station on Jan. 15 after his daughter went “missing” after he lost contact with her on Christmas Eve.
On Jan. 17, Roland confirmed to the Varsitarian that her daughter returned home on Wednesday night. In a text message, the father also asked The Varsitarian to take down their story about his missing daughter.
Tempo tried to contact Roland Camingawan but no to avail.
Luisa said that she will file a report with authorities and UST officials. “Kung ako lang ang masusunod, gusto ko talaga makuha ‘yong anak ko sa lalong madaling panahon, kasi nanay ako,” she added. (Erma Edera)