Witness in slay of Albay Bayan Muna exec held

03 January 2007

LEGAZPI CITY—A witness in the slaying of Albay Bayan Muna provincial chair Rodolfo “Ompong” Alvarado is now in police custody, Senior Supt. Roque Ramirez, Albay police director, said yesterday morning.

A police task force was created to thoroughly investigate the killing of Alvarado, said Ramirez.

He said the witness saw the suspect who shot Alvarado in Ligao City in Albay late Sunday afternoon.

Alvarado, 53, was shot dead while aboard his car on his way home to Barangay San Lorenzo in Ligao at around 5 p.m.

The police director said the witness, whose identity was withheld for security reasons, could provide a description of the suspect.

He added that the task force would coordinate with the CIDG and the NBI in the conduct of the probe. Ephraim Aguilar, Inquirer Southern Luzon