Batangas resort owner, 73, found dead

CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna, Philippines — A resort owner was found dead at her residence in Barangay Durungao in Bauan, Batangas on Monday.

The body of Carmen Maranan of the Maranan resort in Sitio Gintuan in Barangay Durungao was discovered by her daughter, according to Lt. Reymond Matibag, Bauan chief investigator.

Matibag said a certain Lando, a former resort worker, is considered a person of interest in the killing.

He said another resort worker saw Lando leaving the resort at midnight while footage of closed-circuit television camera caught the suspect entering its premises.

Probers are eyeing a grudge as the motive for the killing.

Citing initial investigation, Matibag said the victim could have been struck by a flower vase while sleeping on a couch.