Friday, October 11, 2019

Farmer leader gunned down in Bataan

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 11, 2019): Farmer leader gunned down in Bataan



CRIME SCENE. Police Major Jeffrey Onde, the chief of police of Hermosa, Bataan, arrives in the residence of farmer leader Honorio Samaniego in Barangay Almacen, who was shot and killed by assassins on Friday morning (Oct. 11, 2019). Samaniego was former barangay chairman of Almacen for six years and president of Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Bataan (ALMABA) based in Hermosa. (Photo by Ernie Esconde)

Three still unidentified men shot and killed on Friday morning a farmer leader, who failed in his mayoralty bid here in the May 2019 elections.

Honorio Samaniego, 66, was attacked at the back of his house in Barangay Almacen of this town. His family members rushed him to a hospital in Dinalupihan town where he was declared dead upon arrival.

Samaniego was former barangay chairman of Almacen for six years and
president of Alyansa ng Magbubukid sa Bataan (ALMABA) based here.


Police Major Jeffrey Onde, the Hermosa police chief, said that witnesses told investigators the victim had just arrived from his farm and was washing his hands when gunned down around 8:20 a.m.

Colonel Villamor Tullao, Bataan Police Director who rushed to the crime scene, said three suspects alighted from a gray Innova SUV and shot the victim.

“May lumabas sa kotse na tatlong naka-bonnet, armado sila ng hand gun na hindi pa natin matukoy kung caliber .45 o 9mm. Then, nakarinig ng sunod-sunod na putok (There were three suspects wearing bonnets that alighted from the car. They were armed with handguns which are yet to be identified whether caliber .45 or 9mm. Then, successive shots were heard),” Onde said.

He said investigators recovered seven empty shells from a still undetermined caliber of a firearm from the crime scene.

The victim’s wife refused to be interviewed by the media.

“Nag-coconduct tayo ng mga checkpoint, nakikipag-coordinate sa iba-ibang opisina at patuloy na nakikipag-ugnayan sa pamilya para malutas ang nangyaring pamamaril. Pagtutulong-tulungan namin na malutas ang problemang ito (We are conducting checkpoints, coordinating with various offices and keeping in touch with the family to solve the shooting incident. We will help one another to solve this problem),” Onde said.

“Nagkakaroon tayo ng back-tracking, inaalam natin kung ano ang personality ng biktima at from there, baka magkaroon tayo ng malinaw at comprehensive na motibo (We have back-tracking, determining what is the personality of the victim and from there, we might get clear and comprehensive motive),” he added.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1082921

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