By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

A resident of Cauayan, Negros Occidental was held-up and gunned down by three suspects, including a former member of the Philippine Army, at Sitio Calapnisan, Barangay Inayawan of the said town, Sunday.
Police identified the fatality as 30-year-old Reynaldo Albaña, a resident of the said barangay.
Cauayan town police chief, Police Chief Insp. Ruben Pajarito, said the victim was walking along with his 77-year-old mother, Rosalinda, when they were allegedly held-up by three suspects, identified as 32-year-old Bobby Castro, Ramon Gonzales, and Brando Arteo.
When Albaña refused to give up his cash amounting to P18,000, he was allegedly shot by the suspects using .45 caliber and 9mm pistols.
After picking up the cash, the suspects immediately fled the area.
Pajarito said a follow-up operation later resulted in the capture of Castro, a former member of the 61st Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army.
His two colleagues, meanwhile, managed to elude police.
Cops recovered a .45 caliber ammunition, and empty shells of .45 caliber and 9mm ammunition at the crime scene.
Castro could face charges of robbery and homicide, and is detained at the Cauayan Municipal Police Station./WDJ