ILOILO CITY—The body of a woman from Iloilo province was found in Barangay (village) Taslan in Dumarao, Capiz two days after she was reported missing.
Lea Sorongon Pasamonte was found on Holy Thursday with wounds on her body caused by a still unidentified weapon.
Pasamonte was no longer wearing her underwear when found, which led the police to suspect that she may have been raped before she was killed.
Her automated teller machine (ATM) cards were also reported missing, however, pieces of her jewelry were found inside her car which was abandoned along the roadside in Barangay Taslan.
Pasamonte, in her 30s, worked as a human resource supervisor for a nongovernment organization called Taytay sa Kuswagan Inc.
Relatives reported to the police that Pasamonte was abducted last Tuesday.
A witness reported to the police that he saw Pasamonte, a resident of Barangay Poblacion in Pototan town in Iloilo province, driving her car with two passengers—one male and one female—toward the direction of the neighboring Passi City last Tuesday morning.
Pototan town is located about 50 kilometers from Iloilo City and about 30 km from Dumarao town, which is located in the boundary of Iloilo and Capiz provinces.
Senior Insp. Ariel Corcina, chief of the Pototan Police Station, said their counterparts from Dumarao town called their police station late Thursday afternoon to report that a Taslan resident found Pasamonte’s body and vehicle.
Dumarao police decided to wait until Friday morning before they retrieved Pasamonte’s body.
Corcina said they are still investigating the motive behind Pasamonte’s killing and the identities of her two reported companions. RAM
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