MANILA, Philippines — The principal suspect in the murder of the deputy chief of the Cainta police yesterday tagged four more persons in the shootout in Barangay San Sandres on Feb. 12.
Ruben Paglinawan admitted his involvement in the encounter and named his companions by their aliases as Toto Ekis, Macmac Bumbay, Jun Demonyo and Barry.
Paglinawan said the four was with him when they engaged a group of police officers, led by Cainta police deputy chief Senior Inspector Jimmy Senosin, in a shootout at the Kapit Bisig Floodway.
Cainta police director Superintendent Raynold Rosero said Mark Abanio, alias Macmac Bumbay, 26, was arrested on Feb. 17 in nearby Angono town for drug possession, slight illegal detention, attempted homicide, and alarm and scandal.
A manhunt has been launched for the three other suspects, Rosero said.
Paglinawan was arrested for creating trouble in Barangay Bicutan, Taguig on Monday afternoon.
Police said they seized from the suspect a fan knife.
Paglinawan was turned over to the custody of the Cainta police.
Meanwhile, Senosin was buried on Sunday in a public cemetery in Binangonan, also in Rizal.
His wife, Senior Police Officer 2 Mary Grace Senosin, vowed to pursue the charges against Paglinawan and the other suspects.