The Aklan Sangguniang Panlalawigan sought updates from Aklan police authorities and of Boracay on the status of the murder case against the suspect of the brazen killing of Boracay Ati spokesman, Dexter Condez.
Condez was brutally killed by a lone gunman in the evening of February 22 at Barangay Manoc-manoc, Boracay Island. He suffered eight gunshot wounds including one which pierced his heart. He was gun down while walking together with his two lady companions on the way to the Ati Village at Barangay Manoc-manoc, Boracay Island.
Police authorities apprehended a certain Daniel Celestino. He was tagged by witnesses as the alleged gunman. Celestino was reportedly a security guard of a resort which is disputing ownership of the land granted to the Ati tribe by the Philippine government through a Certificate of Ancestral Domain title by the National Commission on Indigenous People last Nov. 11, 2011.
Through Resolution No. 2013-027 the SP passed during its 7th Regular Session on March 8, 2013 sponsored by SP member Phoebe Clarice L. Cabagnot. The SP asks police authorities to apprise the members on the status of the case and the measures taken to prevent similar incident in the island of Boracay.
Cabagnot emphasized that the SP should take the Condez case as exceptional and that importance and attention must be given to hasten resolution of the case.
The SP said, Condez’ murder sets an extremely terrible precedent which can result into more violence, murders and killings over land disputes. The case must be given proper attention as it is one of the critical indicators of the kind of security existing in the island of Boracay.
The SP has invited police chiefs of Aklan, Malay and Boracay including other interested parties to its 8th Regular Session. (by ODON S. BANDIOLA) /MP
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