Asturias policemen said they received report from the barangay captain that an unidentified man killed a barangay resident, Geronimo Papaya, at the latter's house right before his family. Papaya's family said the assailant, they could only described as in his 30's and Ilonggo-speaking, escaped to the direction of Balamban town.
The police are currently conducting investigation on the identity of the killer and the motive behind the slaying. -Therese Marie Amodia, STC intern