Village official shot dead by alleged robbers in Agusan Sur

MANILA, Philippines — A village official was killed after he, together with his wife and son, was robbed by armed men in Agusan del Sur Tuesday, police said Wednesday.

Superintendent Martin Gamba, spokesman of Caraga police, said that Barangay (village) Katipunan chairman Rogelio Estodillo, his wife Flordeliza, and son Felden were traveling on board a pick-up truck at P-5, Barangay (village) Osmeña, Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur, at midnight when unidentified suspects attacked them.

He said that the suspects flagged down the victims’ vehicle and ordered them to get out of the vehicle at gunpoint.

After taking roughly P20,000 from Flordeliza, Gamba said that the armed men shot the village chairman several times on both of his knees and the back of his head. He died on the spot, added the police spokesman.

The suspects then fled, leaving Estodillo’s wife and son unharmed, he said.

Police said that the victims were on their way to Barangay Panaytay from Bayugan City when they were attacked.

Bayugan City police were hunting for the suspects, Gamba said.