2 massacre suspects yield

LEGAZPI CITY — Two barangay tanods tagged among the five suspects in last Thursday’s massacre of six family members, four of them children, in Camalig, Albay have given themselves up to authorities.

Lawyer Tomas Enrile, agent-on-case of the National Bureau of Investigation-Legazpi district, said the massive manhunt for the suspects prompted Romeo Palivino and Pedro Nopia to surrender yesterday in Barangay Tumpa, a remote Camalig village where the carnage took place.

The two, however, denied having any hand in the killing of couple Jesus and Marlyn Moral and their four children.

The three other suspects were earlier identified as Pablo Nopia, Willy Nasol, and Jesus Nopia. A P75,000 reward was put up for their immediate arrest.

Multiple murder charges have been filed against the five suspects. — Cet Dematera, Celso Amo