Hinakpan village chief Leudigario Binera was shot dead early Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Jessa Albios and Mark Gomez)
A village chief was shot dead while two of his companions were wounded by unidentified riding-in-tandem suspects in Barangay Tinayunan, Guihulngan City in northern Negros Oriental Thursday morning.
The victim was identified as Leudigario Gargoles Binera, 40 years old, married, and the village chief of Hinakpan, Guihulngan City.
Police investigators are now looking closely at the possible involvement of the New People's Army in the shooting incident.
Initial police probe disclosed that at around 9:30 a.m Thursday, witnesses said Binera and his companions were drinking coffee outside the residence of Angelito Villarmente in Tinayunan when an unidentified person arrived and suddenly fired at them using a caliber .45 firearm.
Thereafter, the suspect fled on board a motor scooter waiting nearby, being driven by another person.
The victims were rushed to the Gov. William Billy Villegas Hospital in Guihulngan City for treatment.
Barangay chairman Binera died while undergoing treatment, the police said.
Recovered from the crime scene were six pieces of caliber .45 fired cartridges.
Acting provincial police director Sr. Supt. Henry Biñas, in an interview Thursday afternoon, disclosed that police investigators are considering some angles in the shooting .
Hinakpan is a village close to Magsaysay, where suspected Communist terrorists ambushed and killed the fGuihulngan police chief and five other policemen, and wounded three other police personnel and a civilian last July 21.
Also, the provincial police director has asked police investigators to do a trace of the victim’s prior activities and whether he had some arguments or personal enemies.
Another angle to be considered in the investigation is the possible link between the ambush-slay of the Guihulngan policemen and Binera’s murder because of the geographical location of Hinakpan, Biñas said.
These barangays are “infiltrated with the NPA” and without being explicit, the provincial police director said it appears that some people are seeking justice for the dead and wounded policemen.
“Sometimes the NPA would engage in treacherous ways to get the sympathy of the people”, and that has caught the ire of some Guihulngan residents, Biñas said.
Asked if most, or if not all of the shooting incidents in recent weeks in Guihulngan were related, Biñas said there appears to be a pattern of retribution and retaliation but he did not elaborate.
He appealed to the families of the slain police personnel to let the wheels of justice turn.
Biñas also disclosed that some family members of the slain policemen have been receiving threats in recent days.
In fact, one person appeared at his office on Wednesday asking for assistance after receiving threats through text message.
Biñas said he has offered the use of the Negros Oriental Philippine National Police Provincial Office (NORPPO) camp as a temporary refuge for those who are under threat.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1006621
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