By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga

Diocese of Bacolod Bishop Patricio Buzon is urging the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) for a swift resolution over the recent murder of businessman Alex Yao.

Yao was killed last Tuesday night by riding-in-tandem suspects on the grounds of the Redemptorist Church, located along BS Aquino Drive in Bacolod City.

Buzon called the incident a “deplorable act” and said, “An act of violence has no place in Christian communities; more so in our society that upholds the principles of law and order.”

“We strongly condemn this killing as an act that is indicative of a complete disregard for the Christian and societal ideal we stand for,” he added.

The church official also urged the BCPO to identify and arrest the perpetrators and hold them accountable by subjecting them to the rule of law./DGB, WDJ