By Gina Dizon
SAGADA, Mountain
Province -- More than a thousand
villagers from the northern tribes of Sagada namely Bangaan, Pide,
Aguid, Madongo, Fidelisan and Tanulong joined by residents of Sagada Poblacion
trooped from sitio Nangonogan to the municipal grounds of this tourist town
to condemn the gruesome murder of Elmo Panoyo, resident of Barangay Bangaan.
Jeepney driver
Saturnino Elmo Panoyo was shot to death by an unidentified killer along
the Besao-Sagada Road on Oct. 30.
The assailant hired
Panoyo’s jeep from Bangaan to Besao. Panoyo was pronounced dead on arrival at
Besao District Hospital on same day at 6:30 pm.
In said march-rally
held Nov. 21, Mayor Eduardo Latawan appealed for justice for Panoyo and for
peace to reign in the town.
An unfortunate reason
for people to come together, Vice Mayor Richard Yodong nevertheless said the
crime has to be resolved and updated the audience that a P50,000 award was
allotted by the Sangguniang Bayan to anyone who can pinpoint the identity
of the killer.
Sagada chief of police
Kristine Gamboa urged everyone who has knowledge and information on the crime
to visit the police station and forward their statement as the case shall not
prosper without any witness and the public’s cooperation.
SPO4 Elmer Payocong
said the PNP Besao is doing their investigation to hasten the
resolution of the case.
Barangay leaders of
northern Sagada forwarded their concern to the family, relatives and tribe of
another member of a cultural community who got married to them. Elmo Panoyo is
from KapanganBenguet whose family migrated to Nueva Vizcaya.
Newly selected
Indigenous Peoples representative to the Sanggunian Jaime Dugao called on all
those who know anything about the crime to tell what they know to the police.
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