MANILA, Philippines - One of the suspects in the ambush of Iligan City Rep. Vicente "Varf" Belmonte was arrested Saturday morning in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.
Police said the arrested suspect was a certain Dominador Tumala, 52, of Sergio Osmena, Zamboanga del Norte.
Belmonte's convoy had just left the Laguidingan airport when armed men on board three vehicles fired at them at around 2 p.m. On Thursday.
Belmonte survived while three of his bodyguards were killed in the ambush.