Police Files

Drowning in dumajug, lapu

A 24-year-old man drowned while  his friend is in critical condition after  they went swimming last Sunday in barangay Looc, Dumanjug town, south Cebu.

Claudio Blanco  did not make it alive when he was rushed to   the Barili District Hospital while his friend Jordan Nacion, 18, was transferred to a Cebu City hospital.

Police said the  victims, who did not know how to swim, were having a drinking spree with neighbors along the shoreline and  jumped into the water during high tide.

Friends tried to rescue the men who struggled in the water.

In Lapu-Lapu City,  a 37-year-old man was found dead  by fishermen in the  seawaters of Sulpa Island yesterday morning.

Police said there was no sign of foul play in the death of Jesus Jumao-as of barangay Sta. Rosa in Olango Island. The victim’s father said Jesus was born with a mental disability.

Police said the victim told his father Eleuterio “I will be gone soon” after he was scolded by his parent last Thursday.

Jumao-as was  last seen heading to the shore Sunday evening.  He was found with a scratch in the forehead, which police said may have been caused by   sharp stones underwater./correspondent gabriel bonjoc, norman medoza

Kalunasan shooting

Police said they had under their custody the woman who allegedly provided the gun to the suspect who shot dead an 18-year-old and hurt two others  in barangay Kalunasan last Sunday.

Police said witnesses identified the woman, whom they refuse to name.

Police investigation revealed that a certain Frank Simon “Hanky” Ibon shot dead Raul Ragasajo and wounded two others   during a benefit dance.

The victim’s cousin Brendo, 21, and Winjun Murillo, 18, are recuperating in a Cebu City hospital.

Ibon is still at large./correspondent chito aragon