2 cops, BuCor employee dead in Palawan shootoutProbers sift through the scene of the shootout in Puerto Princesa City that left two policemen and an employee of the Bureau of Corrections dead. COTABATO CITY, Philippines — Two policemen and an employee of the Bureau of Corrections died instantly in a shootout in Barangay Irawan in Puerto Princesa City in Palawan late Friday, April 3, reportedly triggered by an altercation over a mauling incident in the area. Local executives and investigators from the Puerto Princesa City Police Office separately said on Saturday that the three fatalities Staff Sgt. Jayson Fernandez and Jerson Ojario Talon, an employee of the Bureau of Corrections, all died instantly from bullet wounds sustained in the brief gunfight. Col. Cristine Tabdi, Palawan City police director, had ordered an extensive investigation into the incident to determine the deeper intricacies of the atrocity that left Cabaña, Fernandez and Talon dead and went viral on Facebook.

Source: Philippine Star April 04, 2026 09:39 UTC