TACLOBAN
CITY, Aug. 26 (PNA) – The Philippine National Police(PNP) Eastern Visayas
regional office assured the parents of the girl killed during an ambush of a
narco-linked lawyer that they are stepping up efforts to identify the gunmen.
Angelika
Bonita, 17, was fatally shot to death with Lawyer Rogelio Bato Jr in an ambush
Tuesday afternoon while the two were riding the lawyer’s car.
“We will
fully investigate what happened and there will be no cover-up,” said PNP Eastern
Visayas acting regional director Chief Supt. Elmer Beltejar.
The parents
of Angelika asked law enforces to conduct thorough investigation on the
incident that killed their daughter, who has nothing to do with illegal drugs.
Beltejar
added that they felt bad that an innocent teenager got killed in a shooting
incident that targeted a suspected protector of known drug personalities.
The police
regional chief ordered the Tacloban city police office to conduct investigation
and hunt the assailants.
Beltejar has
called on witnesses to cooperate with authorities to resolve the crime.
“This was
done in a broad daylight and we assume that there are witnesses so we will
exert all our efforts to get witnesses,” Beltejar said.
Bato is
included in the drugs watch list of PNP Eastern Visayas due to his connection
with the Espinosas as their legal counsel.
He
reportedly receives monthly protection money from the Espinosa. Even the car
that he used when he was ambushed was given to him by Espinosa as payment for
the services he rendered to them, according to the PNP. (PNA)
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