Police arrest killer of Gamu's ex-mayor; "a member of ex-Mayor Cumigad's private army"

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Authorities arrested the second most wanted person in Cagayan Valley, suspected of being one of the killers of two policemen in Isabela province.

In a press briefing on Tuesday, March 20, Chief Superintendent Jose Mario Espino, the regional police chief, identified the suspect as certain Ronnie Dela Cruz, 54, and a resident of Gamu town in Isabela.

Espino said Dela Cruz was allegedly a "gun for hire" and a member of the private armed groups (PAGs) of former Gamu Mayor Fernando Cumigad. NEWS SOURCE; READ MORE AT: Ex-Isabela mayor's alleged hitman nabbed; Raymon Dullana Published 9:51 PM, March 21, 2018 Updated 9:51 PM, March 21, 2018; https://www.rappler.com/nation/198697-ex-isabela-mayor-alleged-hitman-arrest

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Gamu, officially the Municipality of Gamu, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 29,904 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamu,_Isabela

While not a commercially thriving town, it lies near Ilagan City and Cauayan, communities with banks, hospitals, and places of entertainment. The municipality is the site of the 5th Infantry Division of Philippine Army as its infantry unit in Northern Luzon. The Infantry is located in Barangay Upi. The town itself is famous for its baroque church, which has pointed towers at its facade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamu,_Isabela
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