LAGINDEN, Abra – The President of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) and his alleged cohort voluntarily surrendered to police authorities after prolonged negotiations in order to face alleged homicide cases filed against them.
Senior Superintendent Antonio Bartolome, provincial director of the Abra Provincial Police Office, identified the surrenderees as Artemio Donato alias “Billyboy,” ABC President of Langiden, Abra, and Amado Calayuan Baruela of Malapaao, Langiden.
The duo were convined to surrender to pólice authorities upon the representation of thBartolome after they were issued a warrant of arrest by Judge Corpuz Alzate of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 2 in Bangued for the crime of homicide.
The said individuals are now under the custody of the Abra Provincial Police Office prior to their issuing court for the proper disposition of the cases filed against them.
By Dexter A. See