Councilor killed in Bulacan, motive might be related to politics says police

Miami
September 11, 2008
Story: Councilor killed in Bulacan, motive might be related to politics says police

A municipal councilor in the town of Bulacan was gunned down Tuesday midnight, motive of the incident still unknown though the investigators is leaning their investigation towards political angle.

The victim was identified as Fidel Nacion, Jr., 38 years old, elected as councilor of San Rafael, Bulacan last 2007 elections.

Nacion was killed September 9, 11:30 pm, while he was inside his CRV vehicle (ZDT-766) that was being parked along Cagayan Valley Road in Barangay Tibag, Baliuag, Bulacan. He sustained gun shot wounds all in his head. He died immediately. He was the one driving the said vehicle.

Inspector Arnulfo Tangol, officer in case from Baliuag, Bulacan Police Station said, they recovered 8 empty shells of M-16 at the crime scene.

Before the incident, Nacion had a bowling game with his co-councilors in BRC Baliwag located in Barangay Poblacion, Baliauag, Bulacan from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. After the game Nacion went to Chorus Beer House also in Barangay Poblacion to meet his brother Jun and had a drinking spree. He left at around 11:00 pm to go home already.

He was with his long time assistant identified as Oscar Isidro, 56, but left unhurt.

While on their way home, he decided to drop by in a store which sells Tapsilog, a Filipino food. While they were on Cagayan Valley Road, he asked his assistant to buy Tapsilog for him, after three minutes, Isidro heard gunshot when he checked Nacion, he is dead already.

Tangol said, the suspects were two armed men riding in a motorcycle just passed by the vehicle and shot the councillor. The bullets entered from the front-side passenger’s seat of the vehicle and hit directly the councillor. The suspects fled immediately.

Tangol said that the Tapsilogan is about 300 meters away from the Chorus Beer House where he came from.

Police said that they are eying politics as the motive behind the killing of Nacion because he is a hard critic of San Rafael Mayor Ricardo Silverio. Tangol said, Nacion was a former employee in the municipal office of San Rafael but replaced in 2004 when Silverio won as Mayor, then in 2007 Nacion decided to run as Councilor.