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Shooting suspect faces raps for fiesta show violence
Bruised after being mauled by civilians who arrested him yesterday dawn, Basilides Ponce was brought to the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office this afternoon where three counts of murder and illegal possession of firearm were filed against him. Ponce is among the suspects linked to the shooting spree that occurred in a variety show in barangay Tamiao, […]
Gunman arrested for killing former candidate, woman in fiesta show
April 25, 2012
The actors of a village variety show had just started to perform onstage and people in barangay Tamiao in Compostela town were cheering them on Tuesday night. Out of nowhere, an armed man approached one of the fiesta organizers from behind and fired two shots at his head at about 9:50 p.m. In the panic […]
Victim was Mayor Wagas’ ally
April 25, 2012
THE slain Marito Yraola was an ally of former Compostela Mayor Ritchie Wagas. He ran for municipal councilor under Wagas team but lost in the 2010 local election. In a statement, Wagas did not advance any theory for the violence. “We are waiting for the result of the investigation of our law enforcement agencies. For […]
April 25, 2012
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