New Corella, Davao del Norte Mayor Jorjan Federiso asked for residents’ full cooperation and understanding following her executive order installing a curfew and checkpoint in the municipality.
In a personal video message, the mayor said she needed to address the successive shooting incidents that killed at least three persons and injured another. She vowed to bring justice to the victims and ensure the public’s safety.
Federiso apologized to her constituents for whatever convenience the checkpoint may cause, explaining it was in the residents’ best interest.
The local chief executive said she already instructed the New Corella police to investigate thoroughly and resolve the three incidents as soon as possible. She added that the police are still trying to identify the suspects of the three recent shooting incidents in Barangay Del Pilar and Barangay Mesaoy.
According to the investigation, three shooting incidents reported in November left an ambulance crew, vendor, and senior citizen dead.
Okie Recto was shot dead on November 3 in Mesaoy, Marcelino Tinapay was killed on November 10 in Del Pilar, and Nestor Silayan Matuco died on November 12 at his residence also in Del Pilar.
Matuco’s live-in partner, Alma Minoza, survived the shooting and is still under treatment at the Davao Regional Medical Center.
