ORMOC CITY – A village chair and son of the owner of a famous restaurant here were killed in an alleged shootout with police following a buy-bust operation on Tuesday night. Franklin Romeo Parangan, acting chief of Ormoc police station 3, described the two as high-value targets. He said a sting operation was conducted on Bonifaco street when both Enecio and Ablin realized that they were dealing with undercover policemen. Parangan said the two tried to shoot the operatives, prompting the operatives to fire back, killing the two. At the hospital where the two were brought, the Scene of the Crime Operatives found at least seven sachets of shabu from Enecio.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 13, 2018 02:26 UTC