THE reelected barangay captain of Poblacion, Mangaldan for a second term was killed when the vehicle she was riding was ambushed by unidentified armed men in Barangay Tebag Mangaldan at about 6:00 p.m. on  Thursday, December 7.

Barangay Captain  Melinda “Tonet” Morillo died on the spot with bullet wounds in her breast and head. The suspects fled immediately after the shooting and are now the object of an intensive manhunt by the Mangaldan and Pangasinan Provincial Police.

Seven empty shells of still unknown caliber were found by police investigators at the crime scene.

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Mangaldan Mayor Bona Fe Parayno  extended her deepest condolences to the family of Poblacion Barangay Captain Melinda “Tonet” Morillo, who was ambushed and killed Thursday afternoon in Barangay Tebag  by still unknown assassins. 

In a social media Friday morning, post Parayno said that with heavy heart and sadness, she condemns the  senseless murder of Kapitana Tonet  and said the tragic loss of such a dedicated public servant  “is not only a personal tragedy to her family but a great loss to the entire community.” (Leonardo Micua) 

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Captain Renan de la Cruz, public information officer of the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office, said per report of the Mangaldan police, Morillo was proceeding to her second home in Barangay Tebag from the town’s Poblacion when she was ambushed and killed.

Her vehicle was found in the middle of the road, with her bleeding inside, when noticed by other motorists, who immediately reported the matter to the police.

Captain De La Cruz said P/Colonel Jeff Fanged, police provincial director of Pangasinan, already sent to Mangaldan teams from the Provincial Investigation and Provincial Intelligence Divisions to  assist the Mangaldan Police in investigating the incident.

The teams, are now seeking footages of Close Circuit Television cameras in a bid to identify and pinpoint the perpetrators, De la Cruz said.

According to De la Cruz,  only the Department of the Interior and Local Government could determine if the killing of Morillo be considered as a post-election related incident. He assured, however, that a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) will be formed shortly by Col. Fanged to speed up the investigation of the case.  (Leonardo Micua/Ahikam Pasion)

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