Cotabato cop held for colleague’s slay

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A police corporal landed in jail after he allegedly shot dead his fellow officer in Kidapawan City, Cotabato on Thursday night.

Cpl. Renante Villanueva surrendered to the Kidapawan City police on Friday morning. He reportedly admitted shooting Cpl. Kim Lloyd Pedregosa multiple times.

Probers said Villanueva claimed he was drunk when he committed the crime, which occurred at the police barracks along Alim street in Barangay Poblacion.

Pedregosa was declared dead on arrival in a nearby hospital, while Villanueva fled after the shooting, according to Lt. Col. Dominador Palgan Jr., Kidapawan City police chief.