Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NORPPO) provincial director Police Colonel Julian Entoma has ordered a manhunt for Corporal Roger Rubio, a member of the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company based at Camp Leon Kilat in Tanjay but detailed in Guihulngan city, after he was positively identified as the triggerman in the ambush-slay of broadcaster Dindo Generoso yesterday morning while on his way to Bai Radio for his block time program.
Colonel Entoma has given PO2 Rubio until Friday to voluntarily surrender to his unit or to any police officer whom he can trust as a matter of policy to shed light on Generoso’s death. His name was pointed to by the driver of the Mitsubishi Sterling Silver Strada identified as Teddy Reyes Salaw, 44, as the gunman who disembarked from his driven unit at the Rizal boulevard and transferred to a waiting XRM motorcycle being driven by another suspect, later identified as optionally retired police corporal Glenn Corsame, seconds after Generoso’s car, a Hyunda Elantra passed by on or about 7:15 yesterday morning (Nov. 7).
CCTV footages showed that the motorcycle allegedly driven by Corsame and his backrider who is Rubio tailed Generoso, until it reaches the intersection in Piapi where the brutal killing of the broadcaster happened before proceeding to west direction as their escape route. In that same footage, the Strada pick up appeared while people started to come out.
During tactical interrogation, it was found out that Rubio had conversed with Salaw on the phone to be ready with the vehicle because he is arriving early that morning for the mission. Further investigation showed the Strada vehicle is registered in the name of Tomasino Aledro of B4, Lot 17 of Azumi subdivision in Batinguel, brother-in-law of the Salaw.
Investigators disclosed the suspects are aware CCTV cameras are found all over the city that’s why even at the Rizal boulevard area, the driver and the triggerman had their full faced helmets on with fake vehicle plate number FAX 5801 while the registered plate number is GAM 1959. Further verification with the Land Transportation Office, said the vehicle was acquired just in August this year.
However they failed to cover or change the conduction sticker of the unit which is the only lead of the police but very material in the apprehension of the culprits.
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Salaw was first arrested with an unlicensed Cal. 45. Norinco pistol with 8 live of ammunition in Batinguel but the vehicle could nowhere be found. During tactical interrogation, the name of optionally retired police Corsame surfaced and was later nabbed with the helmet used in the crime.
As an active policeman, Rubio should follow orders from his superiors for him to surrender today, before he will be marked absent without official leave or AWOL, Entoma pointed out. All operating units are advised with precaution in dealing with the suspect because he is armed and dangerous.
Murder charges are being readied against the three, while a separate case of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition is added to the charge sheet against Salaw.
Under police parlance, the case maybe considered solved with the identification, arrests and filing of a criminal complaint against the culprits, Entoma assures this will not stop here, he was ordered by the police regional command to dig deeper if only to unmask the mastermind if any.
Part of the investigation is to determine the motive of the retired and active policemen in killing the broadcaster, was is personal to them, was it work-related or somebody hired them to do the dirty job, the provincial commander made it clear.
Acting Mayor Alan Gel Cordova and councilor Michael Bandal believe the vehicle owner should be part of the respondents as principal by indispensable cooperation. They say without the vehicle there could be no crime committed.
Cordova said lawyers and ordinary citizens would agree that the registered owner be investigated and included in the complaint as a person in interest because without him charged the story is not complete and let the court rule on his faith.
Bandal believes there seems to be more than what meets the eye here, in considering the registered owner Tomasino Aledro as principal by indispensable cooperation. He stressed the availability of the vehicle was necessary to accomplish the crime not just an accessory especially that the plate number was faked. The intelligence community is verifying reports Aledro is connected to a gambling community but would not want to expound until the claim is validated.
By filing cases against those mentioned in the link, Bandal is hopeful it will pave the way for the unmasking of the mastermind under the conspiracy theory.
Immediately after the ambush-slaying, Acting Mayor Cordova made sure the CCTV control room is secured to preserve the integrity of the footages and directed concerned staff to limit access to unauthorized personnel. (jrg)
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