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==Newspaper circulation manager shot dead== | |||
*Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2011/11/11/newspaper-circulation-manager-shot-dead-189982 | |||
*Friday, November 11, 2011 | |||
:By Aquiles Zonio/Sun.Star Davao | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (Updated 1:30 p.m.) -- A circulation manager of a local newspaper here was shot dead early Friday by two unidentified suspects on board a motorcycle. | |||
Alfredo Velarde Jr., circulation manager of Brigada News, was talking to Irene Rose Geronimo, a guest relations officer (GRO), inside his Mitsubishi Strada vehicle when the suspects attacked him. | |||
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The incident occurred around 3:50 a.m. at Mahogany Street, Rosario village, said Philippine National Police spokesman Agrimero Cruz. | |||
Geronimo, 24, a GRO at the Pier 8 Night Club, told Ernie Gabonada, station manager of Brigada FM station and Velarde's colleague in Brigada News, the gunmen opened the door near the driver side of the Velarde's vehicle and shot him several times before fleeing the scene. | |||
The victim was rushed to General Santos City Integrated Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. | |||
Crime scene investigators recovered four spent shells and three slugs of caliber .45 pistol, which the suspects used as murder weapon. | |||
The San Isidro Police Station took custody of Geronimo while investigation is ongoing. | |||
Rey Ombana, another colleague of Velarde at the Brigada News, turned over to San Isidro Police the victim's .45 caliber pistol loaded with 15 bullets, which was recovered from his own vehicle. | |||
A security camera installed at the Brigada News complex captured the arrival of Velarde’s vehicle near the gate of the company, however, the angle where the victim parked his vehicle was not visible to the camera. | |||
The camera also captured the arrival of the two suspects aboard a Honda XRM motorcycle but the portion where they stopped and the actual scene of the attack was also not captured. | |||
Elmer Catulpos, publisher of Brigada News, told Sun.Star Davao that he has no idea on the motive of the killing. | |||
Catulpos, however, said that Velarde had been facing problems related to his job as circulation manager for the past months. | |||
"I even attempted to settle his problem with one of our dealers but the party involved refused to budge," Catulpos said. | |||
Catulpos also said Velarde punched a guy inside J-Mix Resto Bar about two weeks ago but the victim did not file a complaint. | |||
Two teenagers in San Isidro village had filed frustrated murder case against Velarde when they figured in a fight a few months back. | |||
The case is still pending at a local court here. | |||
Merlyn Velarde, wife of the victim, admitted to reporters that they are facing familial problem but she wants justice for her husband. | |||
The wife said the last time she saw and talked with her husband was on October 28. | |||
"I left our conjugal home after that and I temporarily stayed in Davao to avoid making things worse," Mrs. Velarde said. | |||
She asked reporters not to highlight the family problem they are facing for the sake of their three children. | |||
She said her children have been suffering from trauma due to their marital problem and the untimely death of their father. | |||
==MGB-12 pushes construction of flood relief channel in Koronadal City== | ==MGB-12 pushes construction of flood relief channel in Koronadal City== | ||
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During heavy rains, waters from the Roxas Mountain Range usually land at the Bulok Creek, which drains at the Lake Buluan in Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat. | During heavy rains, waters from the Roxas Mountain Range usually land at the Bulok Creek, which drains at the Lake Buluan in Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat. | ||
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