okebet Bones of ‘salvage victims’ discovered in Sarangani on Christmas Day

okebet Bones of ‘salvage victims’ discovered in Sarangani on Christmas Day

Updated:2024-12-29 02:29    Views:88

The Philippine National Police-Crime Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) says several “skeletal remains were recovered” in Sarangani province on Wednesday, December 25. 2024. It noted receiving a tip regarding bones of alleged salvage victims buried in Barangay Baluntayokebet, Alabel. (Photo courtesy of PNP-CIDG)

MANILA, Philippines — Bones of alleged salvage victims (Filipino jargon for summary execution of accused criminals) were found buried in a lot in Sarangani province on Wednesday, Dec. 25, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday.

The PNP-Crime Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said it received information about a suspected burial site at Purok 5, Barangay Baluntay in Alabel town, and promptly launched an operation.

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It said law enforcers conducted the verification of the report on Wednesday evening, and eventually, “several skeletal remains were recovered during the operation.”

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PNP-CIDG’s Sarangani provincial officer Major Jun Fortunato later told INQUIRER.net via Viber that the human bones belonged to two individuals.

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“Law enforcement personnel secured the area and began [the] exhumation with the assistance of forensic experts,” the PNP-CIDG said in a statement Friday.

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“The crime scene remains under investigation, and additional updates will be provided as the case progresses,” it added.

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PNP-CIDG Director Brigadier General Nicolas Torre III said a witness named “Dodong” “tentatively identified” one of the remains as a certain “Jomar.”

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Torre added that “Jomar” was a resident of Bentung, Polomok, South Cotabato, who was reported missing for two to three months and was last seen riding a white Rouser motorcycle.

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However, Torre clarified that “[t]he identification is subject to confirmation through further forensic analysis.”

Torre also said the investigation will continue to “uncover the truth and uphold the rule of law.”

The Philippine National Police-Crime Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) says several “skeletal remains were recovered” in Sarangani province on Wednesday, December 25. 2024. It noted receiving a tip regarding bones of alleged salvage victims buried in Barangay Baluntay, Alabel. (Photo courtesy of PNP-CIDG)

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