MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is pushing the House of Representatives’ public order and safety panel to investigate the killing of Calbayog City Mayor Ronaldo Aquino in an alleged shootout with the police. Citing various witnesses, Sarmiento said that police opened fire on the vehicle of Aquino and his companions, which forced them to retaliate. Sarmiento cast doubt on whether it was a legitimate police operation, as the police were supposedly not in their official uniform when the shooting happened. “Despite this, we have yet to hear arrests being made and perpetrators being brought to justice,” Sarmiento said. The PNP and the National Bureau of Investigation will both probe the incident that killed Aquino, his driver and his close-in security, and two policemen.

Source: Philippine Star March 11, 2021 01:41 UTC