CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, (PNA) — City Mayor Stephany Uy-Tan appealed to the police to step up necessary actions to curb crimes that are happening in the city.
“The two shooting incidents in our city that led to the killing of two political personalities in a span of four days are alarming,” the city mayor said.
The lady mayor during their City Peace and Order Council meeting Thursday reiterated to the city chief of police to further improve police efforts to ensure peace and order in the city.
The lady mayor made the statement amid the two shooting incidents in the city this week even as she called on her constituents to be vigilant and cooperate in determining the reasons behind the killings and in identifying perpetrators.
“Let us not allow violence to rule over our beloved city. Let us, at all times protect our peaceful abode against criminal elements who are trying to wreck havoc on our society and demoralize our people,” the city mayor stressed.
On Thursday evening, a 45-year old village councilman was shot dead by still unidentified assailants using caliber .45 and caliber 9mm pistols.
C/Insp. Marben Manaog G. Ordonia of the Catbalogan City PNP, identified the slain victim as Narciso Lagbo y Abadiano, married, and a first termer councilor of Barangay Tagbayaon, Jiabong, Samar.
He was shot dead at around 6:20 p.m., October 3, in front of the Charito’s Delights Fast Food and Pasalubong Center situated at San Roque St., Barangay 12, this city.
Responding policemen recovered from the crime scene empty shells of caliber .45 and 9mm pistol.
Filomeno Cabarriban former village chief of Brgy. Lagundi, was shot dead before noontime of Sunday while watching a cockfight at the Catbalogan Gallera also in the said village
The police couldn’t say yet that it is politically motivated pending their investigations but assured that it will not affect the conduct of barangay elections come October 28.
“Pending the result of the investigation, thorough assessment and the establishment of the motive, we cannot consider these yet as election-related incidents,” said C/Supt. Elmer R. Soria, director of the Police Regional Office-8.