DAVAO CITY — The barangay captain of Barangay Banlag in Monkayo, Compostela Valley was shot dead in Purok 9, Golden Plains, Barangay Poblacion in the same town on Saturday.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 Spokesperson, Chief Insp. Milgrace Driz, identified the victim as Danilo Nortega Daanton, 44, who was shot by still unidentified gunmen at around 5:45 p.m.
A special investigation task group (SITG) “Daanton” was already created to conduct a thorough probe into the killing of the barangay official.
Based on initial information, Driz said Daanton already received threats in 2016 allegedly for personal grudge and for facilitating the surrender of New People’s Army (NPA) members who want to return to the folds of the law.
“We are looking into this possible angles and any information that is incremental and would help solve this incident will be weighed and further be assessed by the SITG,” Driz said.
Daanton was among the more or less 10 candidates for barangay captain in Monkayo.
The Commission on Elections in Monkayo has received a total of 72 certificates of candidacy for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections. (Lilian Mellejor/PNA)
