Farmer killed in Pagadian

POLICE have launched a manhunt to arrest two people who killed a septuagenarian farmer over a discussion about religion in Pagadian City.

Object of the police manhunt are Rudy Mandao and his brother, Peter, both residents of Tulawas village, Pagadian City.

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The police said the two allegedly hacked to death Domingo Curuana, 65, a farmer and also a resident of Tulawas village.

Investigation showed that the Mandao brothers became furious and hacked Curuana at the height of a discussion last Monday concerning a particular religion.

Appropriate charges have been filed against the Mandao brothers who went into hiding after the incident, the police reported. (Bong Garcia)