PNP chief offers P1 M for girl's killer

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Nicanor Bartolome is offering P1 million for information leading to the arrest of the ones who kidnapped and murdered seven-year-old Clarissa Pizarra, whose decomposing body was found in a creek in Parañaque City Monday.

Bartolome expressed condolences of the PNP leadership to the family of Pizzara and vowed to get to the bottom of this crime “whatever it takes.”

Pizarra was last seen on Feb. 20, the day she was kidnapped by unidentified men in Barangay San Dionisio. Her body was found covered with water hyacinths at the Balitahar Creek two weeks later, on March 5.

Bartolome said he has “personally instructed” the commanders of the investigative arms of the National Capital Region Police Office, Southern Police District and Parañaque City Police Office to “maximize all available resources and manpower to solve this case at the soonest possible time.”

Bartolome said the P1-million reward will come from the PNP Reward System, managed by the Directorate for Intelligence.

“We hope the reward will hasten and complement our investigation and provide sufficient leads to identify and prosecute those behind this ‘sick’ crime,” he said.