P50,000 reward offered for info on village councilor’s slay in Isabela

newsinfo / Regions Regions P50,000 reward offered for info on village councilor’s slay in Isabela By: Villamor Visaya Jr. - Correspondent / @VillVisayaJrINQ Philippine Daily Inquirer / 02:04 AM July 24, 2026 Share: Inquirer files ECHAGUE, ISABELA, Philippines — Local government officials have earmarked P50,000 as reward money for informants who can lead to the arrest of the killers of a former village chair and incumbent councilor in Barangay Malibago here. Police Colonel Manuel Bringas, Isabela police director, hoped that the reward money would help to arrest the motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot and killed village councilor Lito Publico, 61, inside his farm resort compound on July 17.

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1 in 13 Luzon areas due to Tropical Depression Kiyapo NEWSINFO Hontiveros seeks NBI help over online death threats against her Bringas said they have formed the Special Investigation Task Group-Publico (SITG-Publico) with assigned team members for intelligence gathering, manhunt operations, and follow-up investigation. READ: Cop, village chair among 4 killed in Isabela shooting Probers have released screenshots of the killers from a closed-circuit television camera in the area. “We condemn the dastardly act …

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