SAN PEDRO CITY – Two suspected members of a notorious crime gang in Rizal province were killed following a brief chase with policemen in Cainta town early morning Monday. The police have not yet identified the slain men but said they were members of the “Highway Boys,” described earlier by authorities as an “all around” group because of its involvement in robberies and killings. HPG members then called for back-up from the Cainta and Rizal intelligence police units. Policemen shot and killed two of the suspects, but two others, one of them the alleged leader named Barry, managed to escape during the shootout. In 2016, police also encountered the Highway Boys in Cainta in an operation that left four suspects dead and 13 arrested.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 10, 2018 06:33 UTC