Felipe Montaos and Eduardo Soriano who pointed to Gerardo Roperez alias Boy Sabater, as mastermind. The other 3 suspects were later caught: Armando Pablo Mando, Rudy Depas Rudy Bigote, and Pablo Anora. In July 1997 and March 2001, Criminal cases were filed with the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor of Bulacan, and the case was docketed as "People versus Armando Pablo, Rudy Depas and Roperez, et al." for kidnapping with ransom and robbery in band. Meanwhile, Atienza Jr., his wife Connie and all their children migrated to Australia due to the trauma. The remaining 2 other suspects were later arrested. On April 19, 2007, the Philippine Court of Appeals rendered a Decision penned by Justices Mariflor Castillo, Rodrigo Cosico and Rosemarie Carandang, affirming with modification the September 3, 2003, judgment of the Malolos City, Bulacan Court. Felipe Montaos and Eduardo Soriano were released for lack of evidence while Gerardo Roperez was acquitted and ordered released. Accused Pablo, Depas and Anora were found guilty of the crimes of kidnapping with ransom and simple robbery and meted the capital punishment of Reclusion Perpetua or life imprisonment and indeterminate penalty of 6 months as minimum to maximum of six years, respectively. They were ordered to pay Atienza Jr. P 3.7 million as actual damages. Meanwhile, Atienza, Jr.'s jewelry business continued at his office at Saluysoy, Meycauayan, Bulacan. He returned to the Philippines in 2001 to testify in the case and brought home his family from Australia after 7 years. On or about June 2020, Atienza, Jr. tested positive for COVID-19, following the release of the result of his RT-PCR test. He was rushed to the St. Luke's Medical Center – Quezon City intensive care unit and suffered a 50/50 chance — fight, but later recovered. Footnotes External links Goldenhills Jewelry Meycauayan Jewelry Industry Association, Inc. 1959 births 20th-century Filipino businesspeople 21st-century Filipino businesspeople Filipino jewellers Filipino silversmiths Living people University of Santo Tomas alumni