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Trader in EDSA shooting faced bouncing check raps, filed grave threat complaint

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1391180" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - A businessman killed in a gun attack on EDSA over the weekend was facing several lawsuits over bouncing checks and had also been the subject of grave threat, police said. </p><p>Two motorcycle-riding gunmen shot and killed businessman Jose Luis Yulo, 62, and his driver Allan Nomer Santos while they were on board a van on EDSA-Reliance Sunday. The victims&#x27; female companion, 38-year-old stock broker Esmeralda Ignacio, was wounded in the broad daylight attack in front of VRP Medical Center.</p><p>Senior Supt. Moises Villaceran Jr., Mandaluyong police chief, said Yulo was facing 14 complaints for bouncing checks. The slain businessman also filed a complaint for grave threat, the police official said, citing information from the court. </p><p>Police are still checking on the status of the complaints and the identity of the respondent in the grave threat raps, Villaceran told radio DZMM. </p><p>Yulo&#x27;s various business ventures include real estate, gun accessories distribution and automobile, said Villaceran. </p><p>A loaded .38 revolver and 12 extra rounds of ammunition were recovered from the businessman&#x27;s bag in the crime scene, he said. </p><p>&quot;Tinitingnan namin bakit mayroon siyang baril despite ng [election] gun ban. Mayroon bang threat? Mayroon bang alam niyang nanganganib ang buhay niya?&quot; he said. </p><p>(We are looking at why he had a firearm despite the gun ban. Was there a threat? Did he know that his life was in danger?) <br/> <br/>Yulo&#x27;s relatives will soon be invited for formal investigation while police study surveillance footage that could show the gunmen&#x27;s escape route, he added. <br/> <br/>The slain businessman is only a namesake of Chamber of Commerce of the Philippine Islands President Jose Luis U. Yulo Jr, Metro Manila police chief Director Guillermo Eleazar earlier said. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/18/19/task-group-formed-to-probe-businessman-drivers-edsa-slay">Task group formed to probe businessman, driver&#x27;s EDSA slay </a></li></ul>

<p>A businessman killed in a gun attack in EDSA over the weekend had faced complaints for bouncing checks and filed raps for grave threat, police said Monday. </p>

A businessman killed in a gun attack in EDSA over the weekend had faced complaints for bouncing checks and filed raps for grave threat, police said Monday.