Samar barangay chairman dies in shooting incident

By Ninfa B Quirante

Catbalogan, Samar (15 October) — A barangay chairman from Villahermosa, Pagsanghan died yesterday, October 14, 2009 in a shooting incident in the vicinity of Barangay Canlapwas, Pagsanghan, Samar as he was en route to his barangay on board a motorcycle for hire.

In a spot report provided by Samar Police Provincial Office (SPPO), it said that Barangay Chairman Rene Tabianan y Dante, 46 years old sustained neck injuries from a.45 caliber pistol used by the three unidentified assailants.

The victim died on the spot. Witnesses said that suspects fled towards the hilly portion of the barangay.

PNP Pagsanghan dispatched a team to pursue fleeing suspects but were unable to effect any arrest

The case is now under investigation.

It will be recalled that in May of this year, a Pagsanghan SB member named Florencio Ripol was also riddled with bullets by unidentified suspects in Barangay Concepcion, Gandara while the victim was alighting from a motorboat from Pagsanghan. It was not clear what happened to the case. (PIA-Samar)