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Superintendent Billy Beltran, Navotas police chief, said his men pumped four bullets into suspect Bonifacio Francisco’s chest after seeing him stabbing his hostage several times.


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BONIFACIO FRANCISCO

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Special arms eyed for hostage crisis

By Non Alquitran | December 16, 2002 - 12:00am

A ranking police official recommended yesterday the issuance of special weapons and bullets for policemen dealing with hostage situations. Senior Superintendent Marcelino "Bong" Franco Jr., Northern Police...

Metro

Editoryal - Palpak na hostage rescue

December 9, 2002 - 12:00am

HINDI na natuto ang Philippine National Police sa tamang pagsasalba ng buhay ng mga hostage victim. Noong Mayo ng kasalukuyang taon, hinostage ng umano’y isang drug addict ang batang si Dexter Balala habang...

PSN Opinyon

One fatal mistake

By Jerry Botial | December 8, 2002 - 12:00am

The same highly decorated cop, who single-handedly rescued a six-year-old girl from a drug-crazed hostage-taker in August this year, is facing charges for killing an 11-year-old girl in a similar incident three...

Metro

‘Cop’s bullet killed Navotas hostage’

By Jerry Botial | December 7, 2002 - 12:00am

A bullet from a responding policeman’s 9mm service pistol, not the hostage-taker’s knife, killed a nine-year-old girl in Navotas the other day, police crime lab officials said yesterday.

Metro

2 dead in Navotas hostage drama

December 6, 2002 - 12:00am

A 37-year-old man, just three days out of jail on drug abuse charges, stabbed dead a nine-year-old hostage while adrift on a banca in the middle of the river yesterday in Navotas. Superintendent Billy Beltran, Navotas...

Metro

Pumatay ng hostage, todas sa pulis

December 6, 2002 - 12:00am

Dalawa katao kabilang dito ang isang 9-anyos na batang babae na hinostage ng adik nilang kapitbahay sa naganap na 30-minutong madugong hostage drama, kahapon ng hapon sa bayan ng Navotas.

PSN Metro