One of the six police officers who were injured in a grenade
explosion on Monday in Maasim, Sarangani
Province
Supt. Romeo Galgo Jr., public information officer of the
Police Regional Office (PRO) 12, said Thursday Police Officer (PO) 1 Almasir
Tingkasan died while undergoing treatment in a hospital here.
He said Tingkasan had sustained serious injuries as a result
of the explosion near a waiting shed in front of the Maasim municipal health
station at around 8:35 p.m. on Monday.
The late police officer and five other members of the Maasim
police station were then securing the area for an activity in line with the town’s
Kestebeng Festival.
Two other civilians, a nurse and a tricycle driver, were
also injured in the incident.
Chief Supt. Cedrick Train, Region 12 police director,
expressed sympathy to PO1 Tingkasan’s family and vowed to make sure that
justice will be served to all victims of the incident.
"We strongly condemn this act of violence, which was
not only against our men but also against the people of Maasim,” he said.
The police official said he will “see to it that thorough
investigation will be conducted to identify the perpetrators behind the
incident.”
Train assured that the PRO-12 will provide the necessary
assistance to the family of Tingkasan and the five other police officers.
He also called on concerned residents of Maasim to
coordinate with local authorities should they have any information that could
assist in the swift resolution of the case and in the delivery of justice to
the victims.
A report from the Maasim police station earlier said an
unidentified person aboard a motorcycle hurled an object at the waiting shed
infront of the town’s health center prior to the explosion.
The other injured policemen were Insp. Danilo Abataya, the
deputy police station chief of Maasim; PO1 Romel Badua, Rowell Sobretodo and
Sukran Donisa Sugod; and, PO2 Mark Victor Naya.
The injured civilians were identified as Jetphunie Navales
and Leonardo dela Peña.
Galgo earlier said investigators are looking at a number of
angles, including the disruption of the town’s festivities, as possible motive
of the incident.
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