Alfredo Marañon Jr. has called for an impartial inquiry into the arrest of Vice Mayor Ella Celestina Garcia-Yulo of Moises Padilla town and her husband Felix Mathias. “Investigators must be free of any influence from the Yulos and the officers who arrested them,” Marañon said on Thursday. Marañon dismissed as “hearsay” allegations that the vice mayor was connected with the New People’s Army (NPA) and that the couple are drug suspects. Alan Reloj, Moises Padilla police chief, and policemen recovered four caliber .45 pistols, two hand grenades, sachets of shabu and P45,000 cash from the Yulos’ vehicle. The Yulos are detained at the Moises Padilla police station.

Source: Manila Times December 22, 2017 12:33 UTC