Press Release
Independent probe on killing of Calbayog Mayor Aquino: Pangilinan
SENATOR Francis Kiko Pangilinan exhorts the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct an independent and exhaustive probe on the ambush of Calbayog Mayor Ronaldo Aquino and his companions, saying killings without prosecution will further embolden criminals.
The senator emphasized the need for an independent and credible investigation to ferret out the truth behind the incident after the police changed its version that what happened was a shootout with cops and not an ambush. Why is the Philippine National Police (PNP) changing tune from an ambush to a shootout? Why were the police wearing bonnets and carrying heavy firearms? What could be the motive of the mayor and his aides in shooting the police, if the claim of the PNP chief is to be believed? Pangilinan said.