TAYUG–The provincial board should attempt to determine the roots of the killings in Tayug, a town which served as the seat of the infamous “colorum uprising” in 1935.

This was proposed by Sixth District Board Member Ranjit Ramos Shahani last week as he set out to conduct a dialogue with various stakeholders in the town to dig deeper into the probable causes of the series of murders in preparation for the filing of a resolution before the Sangguniang Panlalawigan this week.

Shahani said while all the killings appear to be politically-motivated, he said he received information that some of the killings could be drug-related as well while others could be the result of feuds between rival business families.

Among those Shahani will confer with are Chief Inspector Fidel De Guzman Junio, Tayug chief of police, and the town’s 14 ministers and pastors of various religious groups who collectively launched a “prayer warfare” among their flock in the hope of helping end the killings.

Meanwhile in light of the volatile situation in Tayug, the new board said it will ask newly designated provincial police director Senior Superintendent Rosueto Ricaforte to beef up and supplement the town’s undermanned police force.

Shahani, a former congressman of the 6th district and former vice governor of Pangasinan, said there is also a need to provide the Tayug police with additional patrol vehicles and a two-way radio system to enhance the capability of the town’s police to maintain peace and order.

Tayug is a busy town as it serves as the trading and educational center of the 6th district.—LM

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