Mathay’s son-in-law now out of danger

PANDI, Bulacan — A son-in-law of former Quezon City Mayor Ismael Mathay Jr., who was ambushed along with his son and a companion here the other day, is now out of danger.

Cris Ramos, a pharmacist of the Mendoza General Hospital in nearby Sta. Maria town, said 52-year-old businessman Antonio Jaramillo, husband of Mathay’s daughter Chiqui, is now recuperating following the removal of four caliber .45 slugs that damaged his colon, bladder and small intestine.

Jaramillo, together with his son PJ and a companion who were both unharmed, was on his way to his farm aboard a Mitsubishi Pajero when two motorcycle-riding men waylaid him in Barangay Siling Bata here.

Senior Superintendent Felizardo Serapio, Bulacan police director, said they have assured the Jaramillos that the ambushers would be arrested soon.

Police suspect that hired killers were behind the ambush, noting that the gunmen, as described by two witnesses, wore black jackets, used guns of the same caliber and rode tandem on a motorcycle.

The witnesses described the gunmen as having moustache and about 5’2" to 5’4" tall.

Inspector Romeo Dumawal, this town’s deputy police chief, said investigators are looking at whether the ambush had links to Jaramillo’s business transactions or farm operations or that an old personal grudge against him motivated it.

Dumawal, however, said that Jaramillo had no known enemies.