3 dead in Laguna shootouts

LAGUNA, Philippines – Three men, including two robbery suspects, were killed in alleged shootouts with policemen in separate incidents in Biñan City on Tuesday, a police official said yesterday.

Superintendent Noel Alino, city police chief, said Ruel Silvestrese and Russel Yandog died when they engaged policemen in a gunfight in Barangay Wawa at around 4:15 p.m.

He said policemen chased the suspects after robbing a businessman identified as Mark Zapata in Barangay San Vicente.

Alino said a suspected carjacker was also killed in another shootout with policemen along Halang road in Barangay San Francisco.

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