4 soldiers tagged in slay of Ynares aide

Manila, Philippines-Police are hunting down four Army soldiers tagged by a witness as those allegedly behind the killing last Saturday of a security aide of Rizal Gov. Casimiro Ynares III in Antipolo City.

Senior Superintendent Jonathan Miano, Rizal police director, identified the suspects as Cpl. Danilo Atencio, 36, and Privates First Class Edwin Rosaldo, 32, Ricky Galvez, 28, and Roy Ventura, 32, who all belong to the 16th Infantry Brigade of the Army’s 2nd Infantry Division based in Barangay San Jose, Antipolo City.

Miano said the four were tagged by Delo Cahilig, 41, an agent of the Highway Patrol Group who was one of the two wounded in the shooting.

Cahilig told probers he was on his way to church at around 6 p.m. Saturday when he saw the suspects blocking the path of victim Johnny Saut, 28, assigned at the provincial security department.