Militiaman nabbed for murder

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines – A former member of the Citizens Armed Force Geographical Units who was tagged in the killing of his commandant was arrested in Mountain Province yesterday.

Senior Superintendent Tellio Ngo-is, provincial police director, said Antonio Cassiw Jr., 43, was collared at his house in Barangay Saclit in  Sadanga town.

Cassiw was accused of killing S/Sgt. Jerry Cuntapay in an eatery in Sitio Opucan, Barangay Poblacion following an altercation on Dec. 6, 2014.?

Ngo-is said Cassiw is facing murder charges before the Bontoc regional trial court.  Judge Sergio Angnganay Jr. has not recommended any bail for Cassiw.           

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