CIDG regional director Senior Superintendent Jorge Corpuz told The Star yesterday that the four, who are already considered suspects, denied killing Juada, and offered alibis.
Though Corpuz did not name the suspects, he described them as "friends of Juada" and are from Iloilo City.
Corpuz said they are focusing their investigation on a suspect whom they believe had spent the night with Juada at the Punta Villa Resort in Arevalo district.
At the moment, the CIDG is validating the statements of the suspects.
They will also be checking on other people that Juada mentioned in his diary, which was instrumental in the investigation, Corpuz said.
It was learned that Juada had checked-in in two other hotels in Iloilo City before he transferred to the Punta Villa Resort to attend a seminar. — Ronilo Ladrido Pamonag