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Four men – a neophyte barangay city councilor and three detainees – were killed in shameless separate attacks yesterday morning in Talisay City.
At around 8 am, Lagtang Barangay's newly elected adviser Stephen Bas, 23, was ambushed by three men. two motorbikes on the southern coastal road from Cebu to Barangay Cansojong
Bas is the grandson of the city councilor of Talisay Arturo Bas and the son of the former barangay captain of Lagtang Ferdinand Bas [19659002] Detainees, including a man suspected of being linked to the late Driss Jeffrey "Jaguar" Diaz, were ambushed and shot by 16 men on several motorcycles in Barangay Linao
They were in a van and headed to the courthouse.
SPO4 Frederick Larrobis of the Talisay Police Station said that Bas drove his mother's white Ford Everest on the way to school to take an exam when the attackers approached him.
Larrobis stated that the attackers took advantage of the traffic and positioned themselves on both sides of Bas's vehicle, which was driving slowly that time.
Using .45 pistols, the attackers shot Bas several times before fleeing. He died instantly
Thirteen empty shells of .45 caliber pistols were recovered by crime scene investigators yesterday.
No firearm, only the school bag of Bas, was recovered from the vehicle.
They still do not know who might be behind the ambush, but they check different angles, including illicit drugs.
The victim's father, Marc Ferdinand, was one of three Barangay officials in Cebu identified by the Philippine Drug Agency. as being involved in drug trafficking before the May barangay elections.
He was arrested last year after guns and a grenade were found inside his house. He resigned after his arrest.
The lawyer for Rocky Bas, the victim's uncle, urged the authorities to help their family find justice
"We ask that his untimely death be not among the many crimes not resolved for me and my family and we can not go on until someone is forced to answer for that. "Our family is demanding justice, he says.
Bas has completed his engineering course Mechanical and graduated from the Cebu University of Technology in October.
One hour after Bas's ambush, three inmates of Talisay City Prison shot on the way to the court. They were at 300 meters from the prison gate of the city of Barangay Maghaway when they were attacked.
According to a report provided by the Bureau of Prison and Penology (BJMP), Yayam Gaviola, 40, Marwin Abelgas, 27 years old and Jovencio Rabadon, 36, were to be taken to the Talisay courthouse for their appearance before the Municipal Court of First Instance in the cities 1.
The three men were indicted after being caught in the act of shabu inside the prison. Prison officers Eran Marquita and Clay Gutierrez escorted the three detainees with the help of a van at 9:15 am
On the way, the escorts met two men on a motorcycle that was in an accident .
to help the two men, they found themselves under the threat of the two motorcyclists who also disarmed them.
Fourteen men out of six motorcycles suddenly appeared and approached the van
Marquita attempted to shoot at one of the men who held Luckily, he was wearing a bulletproof vest and only underwent minor injuries
The suspects then opened the prison vehicle and fired several shots at the three detainees before fleeing. 1965900 2] The prison staff in response brought the three detainees to the Talisay City District Hospital, but were declared dead upon their arrival.
The police are still trying to determine the motive for the shooting
. Mary Jane Inopia, director of Talisay City Prison, said only Gaviola and Abelgas face drug trafficking charges.
Abelgas was arrested by the PDEA in 2017 for drug trafficking. He was identified by a PDEA 7 official as the heir to Jaguar Diaz, while Gaviola was identified as a "high-ranking detainee" because of his alleged links with illegal drug vendors.
Last year, Gaviola was accused He allegedly smuggled illegal drugs inside Talisay Prison during a surprise inspection.
Rabadon is confronted with a case of frustrated murder. (JKV)
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