23/08/2026
A 26-year-old woman working as a coordinator for an online shopping platform was shot dead after a gunman entered her rented apartment in Bgy. Sto. NiΓ±o, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro, at around 2 p.m. Sunday.
According to Puerto Galera Police Chief PMaj. Simeon Tutaan Jr., witnesses saw the gunman board a car after the shooting.
Authorities immediately set up checkpoints, leading to the interception of the vehicle in San Teodoro. Four people were inside the carβthree men and a pregnant woman.
Two caliber .45 pistols were recovered underneath the seats.
The gunman was positively identified by witnesses and was immediately arrested along with the other occupants of the vehicle. The pregnant woman was brought to a hospital after complaining of stomach pain.
Authorities are still determining the motive behind the killing. | via Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News