A MAN was discovered dead in Sitio Upper Puti, Barangay Buhisan, Cebu City, around 6 a.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

The victim was recognized by his 27-year-old live-in partner, Jarissa Biasong, as 25-year-old Rico Engracial Oquiño, an ex-drug convict and conductor of passenger jeepney with Talamban route.

Jephosin Zosobrado Cantunao, a 30-year-old construction worker and neighbor of the victim in Toledo City, midwest Cebu, was identified as the perpetrator.

He is also Biasong’s former live-in partner.

The event took place Monday night, but it was only uncovered morning of the following day because the culprit warned the witnesses to be silent.

The victim had multiple hack wounds to the body.

The chief of the Labangon Police Station, Police Major Eraño Regidor, stated that the suspect went to the victim's house in Buhisan to give support to his child, but Oquiño became upset and they got into an argument.

At the height of their altercation, Cantunao departed.

He returned later with a bolo and saw Oquiño walking down the street.

He then hacked the victim until he died.

"Later on nigawas ang laki taod-taod murag naay ni paka murag na tumba nga motor ba mga alas 8 pa kuno sa gabii mao to nga taod-taod nibalik kuno nang suspek niingun kuno nga wala moy nadungog ha wala moy nadungog nga tingog, so nahadlok sila wala na maningog mao to nagpa buntag sila." Regidor said.

(Later on, the guy came out and there seemed to be a sound of a motorcycle that had fallen around 8 p.m. and moments later, the suspect returned and said “you didn't hear anything, you didn't hear any sound,” and they remained terrified and silent till the next morning).

As soon as the Labangon police knew who the suspect was, they immediately conducted a follow-up operation against Cantunao but the latter could not be located in his house in Buhisan.

Regidor believed that Cantunao was just hiding somewhere in Buhisan, a mountain barangay.

He said they are currently working with the barangay tanods in an effort to find Cantunao.

"Duna tay witness na nga nagpamatuod nga mao gyuy nag tira. Ang cause of death niya initially is hacking wounds. In fact naigo pa ang iyang helmet na buak pa gani," Regidor said.

(We have a witness who can identify the gunman. Hacking wounds were initially the cause of his death. In fact, his helmet was broken).

The police received information that the victim reportedly resumed his illegal drug activity after being freed from prison.

The Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) found six packs of alleged shabu and P650 in cash from the victim's pocket. (AYB, GPL, TPT)

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