A German national died after being shot inside his house in San Enrique town, Iloilo, Wednesday night.
The victim was identified as Otto Wolfgang Alexander Knorr, 70, of Barangay Camiri.
During the San Enrique police investigation, two men allegedly knocked on the victim’s gate. When the victim opened the gate, he was suddenly shot by unknown assailants.
The perpetrators immediately fled on a motorcycle. The German national was declared dead on arrival when he was taken to the hospital after sustaining severe head injuries.
A 9mm caliber pistol bullet casing, a .40 caliber pistol bullet casing, and a deformed slug were recovered at the scene of the incident.
It was found out that the victim was alone in their house because his Filipina wife was in Negros Occidental.
One of the motives the police look at is the German national’s money loan business.
The San Enrique PNP is continuing to investigate the incident and identify the culprits.
PAGCOR director Carmen Pedrosa dies at 80
Carmen “Chit” Pedrosa, one of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR) directors, has died.
Pedrosa died on Wednesday, June 8, at the age of 80, according to a Facebook post by PAGCOR.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, Malacanang extended condolences to Pedrosa’s family, friends, and colleagues.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of Ms. Pedrosa as they find strength in this period of mourning,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said.
PAGCOR said Chit Pedrosa is “a well-known book author, and a celebrated newspaper columnist” for the Philippine Star.
Outgoing Senator Richard Gordon also expressed sadness at Pedrosa’s death, calling her a “valued friend.”
“I am saddened with the loss of Carmen, a valued friend and a pillar in the journalism industry. Chit had been involved in journalism for over six decades, and that is where the two of us met, both of us full of optimism in hoping that our country would become its best self,” Gordon said.
“[My wife] Kate and I express our deep condolences to the bereaved family, including Veronica, who had followed her footsteps in providing quality journalism to a world desperately needing correct information,” he added.
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