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(Eagle News)–The police are looking at politics behind the killing of Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi Vice Mayor Alrashid Mohammad Alih. In a television interview, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said Alih’s father was on his third term as mayor and he was being groomed to replace him in next year’s elections. Albayalde also noted the proximity of the polls. “Hindi natin alam ang kadahilanan kung bakit yung mga kandidato, yung mga kumakandidato, yung natalo at nanalo, during before […]
(Eagle News)–Police on Wednesday, July 11, recovered the vehicle allegedly used by suspects in the killing of Trece Martires, Cavite Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan. A police report said the Maragondon municipal police recovered the metallic black or dark green Toyota Hilux on the Mabacao-Pantihan Bridge in Barangay Tulay B at 6:55 a.m. The suspects had reportedly planned to dispose of the vehicle, which had no plate number nor conduction sticker, off the cliff. Lubigan was […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Trece Martires, Cavite Mayor Melandres De Sagun will be among those to be invited for questioning in the investigation into the killing of Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan on Saturday, July 7. Chief Supt. Edward Carranza, Calabarzon regional director, noted, however, that De Sagun, who is abroad, was not considered a person of interest and that it was but natural he be invited. “Incumbent mayor siya kaya..inherent na makunan ng […]
(Eagle News) — Trece Martires, Cavite Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan was killed a day after he announced his intention to run for mayor in the next polls. This is according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, who spoke in a television interview on Monday, July 9. According to Año, they were therefore looking at politics as a possible motive behind his killing. He said this was also one of the motives they were looking into in the killing […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 8, said talking about amending the Constitution was “untimely” given what she said were the many problems the country was facing. “Mula sa sunod-sunod na patayan, hanggang sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin, ang pinakamahalagang usapin para sa mga Pilipino ay kung paano masosolusyonan ng kasalukuyang administrasyon ang mga problemang ito,” she said in a statement. According to Robredo, in any case, “ang usaping simbigat […]
Vice mayor’s driver also killed; another seriously injured (Eagle News)–The vice mayor of Trece Martires, Cavite was shot dead on Saturday, July 6. The police said Alex Lubigan was on board a black Toyota Hilux, with conduction sticker Y0477, on Trece-Indang Road in Barangay Luciano when a black Montero fired at it at 3:15 p.m. Lubigan was killed on the spot. His driver Romulo Guillemer was seriously injured and was rushed to the General Emilio […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque dismissed as “unfounded” speculations the government had a hand in the killing of Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili. In a press conference, Roque noted the three angles the police were looking into in the mayor’s killing: politics, his shame campaign and his alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. “Apparently iba’t ibang aspeto ngayon ang lumalabas sa pag-imbestiga,” Roque said. On Thursday, July 5, Senator Panfilo Lacson said […]
(Eagle News) — The police on Thursday, June 5, said it was possible the man who shot and killed Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili was with a companion when he committed the crime. In a press conference after the reenactment of the killing, Chief Supt. Edward Carranza, director of the Philippine National Police Region 4-A, made the deduction after finding that there was a “distortion” in the “natural growth of the grass” where police believe the […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, July 3, vowed a thorough investigation into the killing of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Mayor Ferdinand Bote. “We assure everyone that we would discharge the state obligation for every murder. We will spare no effort in getting to the bottom of this latest violent crime,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. He said the Palace was “confident that (Philippine National Police) Chief, Director General Oscar Albayalde, would be able […]
(Eagle News)–The bullet that hit Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili disintegrated upon impact, the Philippine National Police said on Tuesday, July 3. In an interview over GMA7’s Unang Balita, Chief Supt. Edward Carranza, Calabarzon director, said, however, that police were trying to determine the gun used to kill the mayor through an analysis of the bullet jacket recovered from him. The police also found a bullet shell in the area. According to Carranza, so far, […]
(Eagle News) — Two people, a lawyer and a security guard, were shot dead in Cainta, Rizal, the police said on Friday, June 22. Police identified the victims as lawyer Joey Galit and Jesus Mateo. According to the police, Galit was shot by at least four unidentified suspects while he was on board his vehicle, on the way to Apple Village 1, where he lived, on Thursday, June 21. His wife was unhurt. Mateo, on the […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The suspect in the killing of Madonna Joy Ednaco-Tanyag on Tuesday, June 5, issued an apology for committing the crime, saying he did not mean to stab the Ombudsman Assistant Special Prosecutor on Monday, June 4. “Aksidente lang po nangyari..Nag-agawan po kami ng kutsilyo kaya ko siya nasaksak..,” Angelito Avenido Jr. said as he was presented to the media on Tuesday, June 5, after his arrest only hours after he […]
