2 bocaps receive coffins as 'gifts'

By Jennelyn Mondejar

VILLASIS, Pangasinan– Two barangay captains each received a “surprise gift” from an unknown person delivered right at their doorstep – white coffins.

Barangay captains Teofilo Salazar Jr. and Leonardo Ruiz of Puelay and Amamperez, respectively, here woke up May 2 with the white coffins brought in their residences with their respective names and addresses written on the coffins and unloaded about 30 minutes apart dawn that day by a passenger jeepney.

“It is very obvious who is behind this move meant to scare our leaders.” Mayor Nonato Abrenica. But he admitted they had no solid evidence yet against perpetrators.

Abrenica’s wife, Dita Abrenica, is running for mayor in their town against retired police deputy director general Ismael Rafanan and two other “token” candidates.