TACLOBAN CITY- Four people, two of them were women, were found dead in this city, believed to be drug-related. However, as of press time, only one of the four fatalities has been identified whose body was found at the proposed tarmac of the Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport, where Pope Francis held his historic Mass during his February 17, 2015 visit to Tacloban. Jason Boclatan was found dead inside his vehicle, a black Toyota sedan, together with his two female companions. The three bore multiple shots to their bodies that have caused their instant deaths, police authorities said. The killing incident was reported to the police station in San Jose district by a resident of sitio Alimansag, Brgy. 88. The incident was believed to have occurred between 3 am and 4 am on Friday (July 29) based on the accounts of the res dents of the village. A white cardboard with writings “pusher ako. Lord patawad” was seen at the crime scene. On Thursday night, another victim of extra-judicial killing happened at Brgy.92, Apitong district. The perpetrators of these summary killings have yet to be known, said Chief Inspector Restituto Reglos, station commander of the San Jose Police Station I. He added that they are still conducting their investigation to determine the reason for the separate killing incidents and the perpetrators. The remains of the four fatalities are at the Loreta Funeral Homes located in Brgy. 87, Manlurip district. Meantime, Christine Jackson denied that her husband, Boclatan, was engaged in the illegal drug trade. “What I knew is he was an asset of the CIDG (Criminal Investigation and Detection Group) and he was involved in an operation that resulted to the arrest of a top drug pusher in Ormoc,” the 31 year old said. The last time she saw her common-law husband alive was Thursday (July 28) night who told her that he would visit a friend who owed him some money. She called on the police authorities to solve the murder of his husband. (JOEY A. GABIETA/LITO A. BAGUNAS)
