CABANATUAN CITY—A drug suspect and two alleged thieves were killed in three separate shootouts with police in Nueva Ecija on Sunday, March 18. Marlon Castro, 27, died in a shootout with policemen at 7:30 p.m. in San Jose City. ADVERTISEMENTMeanwhile at the by-pass road in Talavera town, Alberto Peralta, 47, reportedly fired at arresting policemen during a drug buy-bust and was shot dead. At 1 a.m. in this city, Jomar Cervantes died in a shootout with policemen who accosted him at a checkpoint along the Vergara Highway. He was reportedly on a tricyle that was stolen from a resident of Talavera town.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 19, 2018 09:00 UTC