Cop, 3 others charged over slay of Bulacan village official

By Manny Balbin

October 14, 2024, 9:22 pm

<p><strong>PURSUING JUSTICE.</strong> Governor Daniel Fernando (center) meets with the family of Ramil Capistrano, president of the League of Barangays in Bulacan, at his office on Monday (Oct. 14, 2024). Capistrano and his driver were ambushed in Barangay Ligas, Malolos City on Oct. 3, reportedly by an active police officer and three others. <em>(PNA photo by Manny Balbin)</em></p>

PURSUING JUSTICE. Governor Daniel Fernando (center) meets with the family of Ramil Capistrano, president of the League of Barangays in Bulacan, at his office on Monday (Oct. 14, 2024). Capistrano and his driver were ambushed in Barangay Ligas, Malolos City on Oct. 3, reportedly by an active police officer and three others. (PNA photo by Manny Balbin)

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan – An active police officer, his cousin and two cohorts were slapped with double murder cases by the Bulacan Police Provincial Office (BPPO) before the Malolos City Prosecutor's Office on Monday.

Col. Satur Ediong, BPPO director, identified the suspects as S/Sgt. Ulysses Fernan Castro Pascual, his cousin Cezar Mayoralgo Gallardo Jr., alias "Lupin" and alias "Jeff."

Ediong said Pascual is currently stationed at Camp Crame in Quezon City.

The four, who have gone into hiding, are the main suspects behind the slay of Ramil Capistrano, president of the Provincial League of Barangays in Bulacan and his driver, Shedrick Suarez.

The victims were ambushed in Barangay Ligas here on Oct. 3.

The provincial government also offered PHP500,000 for information about the whereabouts of the suspects.

In a press conference at the Governor's Office also on Monday, Ediong said there are two witnesses under their custody who can point to the identity of the suspects, who are all from Navotas City. (PNA)

 

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