‘Teachers unpaid loans sparked P’sinan school shooting’

LINGAYEN, Philippines – Authorities blamed unpaid loans of teachers for the shooting that left four persons dead and three others wounded at the Pangasinan National High School (PNHS) here last Monday.

This developed as police were set to file yesterday four counts of murder and three counts of frustrated murder against Police Officer 3 Domino Alipio of the Anda town police for allegedly killing Florenda Flores, Acidello Sison, Jonalito Urayan and Linda Sison.

Flores, a teacher at the Labrador National High School in Labrador town, was reportedly an agent of Alipio in extending loans to the teachers while Urayan was a collector.

The Sisons were teachers at the PNHS.

Lingayen police chief Superintendent Reynante Panay said Alipio, along with his driver Oliver Ganigan and Urayan, went to the PNHS to collect payments from several teachers.

Panay said the suspect was furious when Flores failed to pay.

Alipio reportedly shot Flores and Urayan before killing the Sisons.

Responding policemen arrested Alipio and Ganigan after the incident. 

The Pangasinan police condemned Alipio’s acts.  Senior Inspector Diomedes Bonales, Anda police chief, said Alipio was off-duty at the time of the incident.

Bonales said Alipio was assigned as patroller and liaison officer at the police station last April.

Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr. condemned the killings and suspended classes for two days at the PNHS to allow the faculty, staff and students to recover from trauma.