By Ronron
May 26, 2005
Police nabbed on Thursday morning an alleged killer of Bicol journalist Ruel Edrinal, an official said.
Sr. Supt. Pedro Tango, Task Force Newsman commander, said Clarito Arisobal fell into the hands of authorities at around 9 am yesterday in Legaspi City, Albay.
Tango said Arisobal is a suspect in the murder of Edrinal, a DZRC radio broadcaster, on February 11 of last year.
Arisobal is said to be a gun-for-hire and classified as the number one most wanted criminal in the Bicol region. He carries a P250,000-reward for his arrest.
Quoting police records, Tango said Arisobal was also allegedly responsible for the death of a father and son in Masbate on December 14, 2000.
"We are now conducting follow-up operations to arrest the remaining four suspects in connection with the Edrinal killing," Tango said.
Since 1986 when democracy was restored in the Philippines, a total of 68 journalists have been slain in line with their work, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP). /DMS
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