Digos mayor offers P1-M reward for info on village chief ’s killer

DIGOS City Mayor Josef Cagas will be offering a P1-million bounty from the city government to anyone who can provide information on the identity of the person behind the brutal killing of a barangay captain in the city on Wednesday, April 27.

Cagas, in an issued statement, condemned the killing of Barangay San Jose Captain Angelito Balasbas, who just got home from the barangay hall when he was shot dead by a motorcycle-riding attacker outside his home Wednesday.

Balasbas was brought to the hospital by neighbors who heard the gunshot.

The 50-year old barangay official was declared dead on arrival at the Sunga Hospital.

“No cause or reason can justify such a senseless and brutal attack on a public servant whose heart and soul bleeds genuine concern for his constituents,” Cagas said.

The mayor urged security officials to hunt down the perpetrator in order to give justice to his family.

Cagas called the late Balasbas as “a man of faith, integrity and compassion.” He also called him a “true leader” to his constituents, who is “always ready and available to serve them.”

“Kap. Balasbas believed in our vision of making Digos City a city of choice, to visit, work and live. He actively supported and adopted the programs of the city government to better the lives of his constituents,” he said.