Suspect in Laoag lawyer's slay falls

BUCAY, Abra– The alleged killer of Laoag City legal officer Jose “Pepoc” Pastor was arrested. after almost 10 months in hiding.

Efren Alagao, 33, was nabbed by Ilocos Norte and Abra policemen here in Barangay Siblong on Oct. 17.

Groups in Ilocos Norte, including Pastor’s colleagues in the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, have been urging authorities to immediately put an end to endless killings in Abra.

Pastor was killed in his office on Dec. 18 last year.