2 Lapu massacre suspects named

TWO more suspects in the murder of Fernando Canillo and his live-in-partner and 3-year-old son were identified by the police yesterday.

Senior Supt. Anthony Obenza, city director of Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LLCPO), said Ryan “Ricric” Beronguis, 17, identified Martin Bongalolico as his gunman and Cocoy Gumanay from  a police file of 32 pictures.

Both are members of the Kuratong Baleleng group.

“That’s the one who shot me,” Beronguis said, pointing to Bongalolico’s photo.

Beronguis, who is recuperating in a Cebu City hospital, failed to identify Canillo’s  gunman, Ricky “Uncle Kambal” Cadavero since he was first shot by the suspects.

“It seems they made an example of Ricric so that Canillo would turn over whatever they were looking for,” Obenza said.

“Ricric is our last hope of identifying the suspect (whom the kids did not pinpoint) because the kids only identified Kambal (Cadavero),” Obenza said.

Beronguis confirmed that four men barged into their house on June 9 in baranggay Babag, Obenza said. One drew out a gun and shot him in the neck.

Obenza said they still don’t have the photo of  the culprit whom witnesses described as a 60-year-old longtime member of the group.

Obenza said they are “95 percent confident” about the identity of the two other perpetrators and Ricky Cadavero.

After Beronguis’ identification of the two suspects the police filed a supplemental affidavit including the names of Gumanay and Bongalolico from the cases filed against Cadavero.

The affidavit was signed by  the mother of Canillo’s live-in-partner and Beronguis.

Obenza said Beronguis pointed to a man  wearing a jacket and ball cup and told the police assigned in the hospital, “Siya nagpusil nako.” But the man scampered away.

The two surviving children of Fernando, on the other hand, are still with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

Obenza said the children still  fear leaving the safe house, making it difficult for the  DSWD to provide them with psychological intervention.

Psychological intervention is  requirement for their witness protection application under the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The apparatus used for  the psychological analysis intervention is in the  DSWD regional office.

Obenza said the two children don’t trust anyone aside from the detailed police.

“Kung amoa pugson ang mga bata kay muhilak man,” he added.

Last week the wife of Fernando, Alona, went to Obenza together with a lawyer to claim the properties left by the couple.

She  said  the Beronguis’ family agreed to transfer the properties to her name.

Alona wanted to sign the papers in the presence of Obenza.

But Obenza refused since the properties left were named after Florita Beronguis, whom he later admitted was the real name of Emma, Fernando’s slain live-in partner.

Obenza said  three suspects were no longer monitored in Cebu.

“Basta hit job kay muhawa dayon na ang suspects sa lugar, maybe naa sila gibilin nga spotter pero possibly mubalik na sila dinhi,” he said./REPORTER JUCELL MARIE P. CUYOS