12 drug suspects killed in Luzon

MANILA, Philippines - Twelve more drug suspects have been killed in separate incidents in Luzon.

An alias Reagan San Mateo, a resident of Barangay Tambulong in San Rafael, Bulacan; Apple of Barangay Bambang, Bocaue; Boyong and his two unidentified companions of Barangay Buhay 1 in San Jose del Monte City shot it out with anti-drug operatives on Friday, said Senior Superintendent Romeo Caramat, Bulacan police acting director.

Caramat said sachets of shabu, marked money, three improvised guns and a caliber .38 revolver were recovered from the fatalities.

Ferdinand Reyes, alias Didoy, 35, and Danilo Llanes, 40, fired at policemen in a sting in Barangay Bantug Norte in Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija also on Friday.

The body of an unidentified man was found in a canal at a rice field in Barangay Talampas in Bustos town yesterday.  His head was wrapped in packing tape and on his body was a piece of cardboard that read, “Pusher ako huwag tularan, ikaw ang susunod (I’m a pusher, don’t emulate, you are next).”

Another man who has yet to be identified was found dead along the road in Barangay Inarawan, Antipolo City, Rizal on Friday night. A placard identifying him as a drug pusher was found near his body.

Reynaldo Lapat and an alias Nissan allegedly drew their guns when they sensed they had sold shabu to policemen who posed as buyers in Barangay Manggahan in General Trias City, Cavite at around 5:45 p.m. also on Friday.

Retired Army soldier Fernando Magno, 51, was walking with a woman in Barangay Mapalad in Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija when unidentified men in a car shot him on Wednesday night. The woman was unhurt.

 Magno was on the drug watchlist  and surrendered under Oplan Tokhang recently, police said.

Gun attacks

Meanwhile, the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) police is investigating if the killing of three persons on Friday were drug-related.

Cristopher Hibahib was driving his tricycle with his mother when a man blocked their path and shot him at close range along Yulo Avenue in Barangay Canlubang in Calamba City, Laguna.

Tricycle driver Elmer Lamora, 40, and Alvin Zoleta, councilman of Barangay Mayumi, were gunned down in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal and along the diversion road in Tayabas, Quezon, respectively. – Ric Sapnu, Ed Amoroso, Manny Galvez