Duterte offers P1.3-million bounty for Negros cops killers

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/life/07/20/20190720-duterte-visits-wake-co-bong-go.jpg"/><figcaption>President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, July 20, visits the wake of 4 cops who were allegedly killed and tortured by members of the communist New People&#x27;s Army last Thursday, July 18, in Ayungon, Negros Oriental. <em>Courtesy of Sen. Bong Go</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a P1.3-million bounty for those behind the killing of 4 policemen in Ayungon, Negros Oriental.</p><p>Duterte, who initially offered a P1-million reward for the capture of those behind the crime, said Monday he would add another P300,000 if the mastermind is presented dead.</p><p>“Mas gusto kong patay sila. Kung patay sila magdagdag pa ako P300 [thousand] so its P1 million and 300 [thousand]. Just bring me the head of that idiot leader,” he told reporters after his fourth State of the Nation Address.</p><p>(I prefer them dead. If they are dead, I would add another P300,000, so its P1 million and 300 thousand.)</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">President Duterte says he prefers that the killers of the cops are presented dead, notes that he would increase the bounty to P1.3 million <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/k5LB1T2LQR">pic.twitter.com/k5LB1T2LQR</a></p>— Arianne Merez (@arianne_merez) <a href="https://twitter.com/arianne_merez/status/1153281115970387968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The four policemen were allegedly killed and tortured by members of the communist New People&#x27;s Army (NPA) last Thursday in Ayungon.</p><p>The President on Saturday visited the wake of the policemen and gave the Order of Lapu-Lapu Rank of Kalasag medal to those slain: Police Cpl. Relebert Beronio and Patrolmen Raffy Callao, Roel Cabellon, and Marquino de Leon.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/21/19/duterte-visits-wake-of-cops-allegedly-killed-by-npa">Duterte visits wake of cops allegedly killed by NPA</a></li></ul>

<p>MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a P1.3-million bounty for those behind the killing of 4 policemen in Ayungon, Negros Oriental.</p>

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a P1.3-million bounty for those behind the killing of 4 policemen in Ayungon, Negros Oriental.

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Duterte offers P1.3-million bounty for Negros cops killers

Duterte offers P1.3-million bounty for Negros cops killers

Arianne Merez,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jul 22, 2019 08:59 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 23, 2019 12:42 AM PHT

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