Capiz councilman held for shooting

ILOILO CITY, Philippines   â€“ A chair sparked a shooting during the opening of the annual fiesta celebration of Panit-an town in Capiz last Saturday night.

Senior Superintendent Domingo Cabillan, Capiz police director, said the suspect, Basilio Dibes Jr., 36, councilman of Barangay Agkilo, Panit-an, was immediately arrested after killing Ronnie Dorado, 29, and wounding Rustico Diestro, 56, with a 9-mm pistol.

Both groups were on a drinking binge at the town plaza on separate tables. A verbal tussle ensued after Dorado pulled a chair from the table of Dibes’ group, leading to the shooting.