CEBU, Philippines - A 45-year-old farmer was shot to death by an unidentified man in the mountain barangay of Binaliw past 5pm the other day while a 25-year-old man was stabbed to death at a benefit dance in barangay Inayawan past 2am yesterday.
In barangay Camputhaw, an 18-year-old man was wounded on the back when the firearm his cousin was playing with accidentally went off.
On the shooting in barangay Binaliw, another farmer, Julito Arela, told authorities he was on his way home from his farm when he heard Jose Limpangog shout for help not far away. Three gunshots followed the pleas.
Arela said he immediately went to the area where he heard the gunshots and there, he saw Limpangog bathed in his blood already dead.
Arela said he immediately sought the assistance of barangay tanods who called, in turn, called for police assistance.
Limpangog sustained gunshot wounds on his stomach and chest.
Binaliw barangay captain Wilson Bacor said there have been rumors that Limpangog have had several enemies at their place.
Meanwhile, Rudy Macan was pronounced dead on arrival at the Cebu City Medical Center after he was stabbed by one Winson Sungahib, 26, during a benefit dance in sitio Sealion in barangay Inayawan.
Investigation showed that Macan went to the dance with is friends when a commotion suddenly occurred and the next thing they knew, the suspect stabbed Macan on the chest and right leg. Sungahib managed to flee from the dance.
Police are now conducting a follow-up operation to determine the real motive of the stabbing.
Also the other day, Joshua Suan Herbito, 18, was rushed to CCMC after he was hit on the back by a bullet from the .22 caliber revolver his cousin Richie Baylosis was reportedly playing with.
The incident happened past 7pm in lower Purok 8 in barangay Camputhaw.
Baylosis voluntarily surrendered to the police, saying he never expected that the gun would go off. The firearm is reportedly owned by his friend Nilo.
Baylosis is now detained at the Cebu City Police Office stockade. — Niña G. Sumacot/JMO (THE FREEMAN)