CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A police officer was killed while another was wounded in a shootout with unidentified men at a checkpoint in in Barangay Poblacion, Libertad, Misamis Oriental on Monday night. The driver of the vehicle used by the suspects, Jephone Tinamisan, was also killed. The suspects, who were in a white Mitsubishi Mirage, refused to pull over and fired at police officers. Four caliber .45 pistols, two KG 9 pistols, a 9mm, four hand grenades, cellular phones and five sachets of shabu were reportedly recovered from the abandoned vehicle. A certain Richard Perez was arrested near a bridge where he jumped when he tried to escape.

Source: Philippine Star February 18, 2020 16:00 UTC