Raps filed vs 3 Cavite cop chiefs

MaRagondon shooting

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — Administrative charges have been filed against three municipal police chiefs in Cavite in connection with a shooting incident in Maragondon, which resulted in the death of a policeman and an aide of a mayor.

Majors Ian Lexter Loyola, Melvin Isidro and Henry Salazar of the Maragondon, Ternate and Magallanes police, respectively, were charged with neglect and simple irregularity in the performance of duty along with a master sergeant, three staff sergeants and a patrolman.

Seven others including two executive master sergeants, a chief master sergeant, two staff sergeants and two corporals were charged with grave neglect of duty.

The charges were filed before the Cavite police Internal Affairs Service.

A criminal complaint was filed against Cpl. Rolando Periodico Jr. of the Trece Martires police, the alleged gunman in the killing of S/Sgt. Junmark Sisante of the Magallanes police and Arjay Mojica, aide of the mayor of Maragondon.

Records showed that Periodico allegedly shot dead Sisante and Mojica during an argument at a resort in Barangay San Miguel A on Aug. 12.

Periodico is also facing administrative charges.

National Police Commission-Calabarzon chief Owen de Luna ordered Cavite police director Col. Ariel Red and Trece Martires police chief Lt. Col. Bryan Merino as well as Loyola, Isidro and Salazar to submit a comprehensive report and the names of officers implicated in the incident.