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NBI takes 2 witnesses in NAIA shooting

Edu Punay - The Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has in its custody two eyewitnesses in the killing of Mayor Ukol Talumpa of Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur and three others at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 last Dec. 20.

Justice Secretary Leila de Lima revealed that the two witnesses have been placed under protective custody of the Witness Protection Program of the Department of Justice (DOJ) after they submitted their statements.                              

The two witnesses stood three feet away from Talumpa during the shooting incident at the loading bay at the arrival area of the airport.

The NBI is also under the administrative supervision of the DOJ.

Talumpa, his wife Lea, nephew Saripuden and 18-month-old Philip Thomas Estuesta were killed during the attack.

 

JUSTICE SECRETARY LEILA

MAYOR UKOL TALUMPA OF LABANGAN

NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

PHILIP THOMAS ESTUESTA

SARIPUDEN

TALUMPA

TWO

WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ZAMBOANGA

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