A 35-year-old construction worker was recently arrested as the Top 1 Most Wanted Person in the Manila Police District and the Top 4 Most Wanted at the regional level, facing murder charges, in Tondo, Manila.
According to P/Lt. Ferdinand Omli, chief of Intelligence Operations and the Warrant Section of the Delpan Police Station, the crime occurred on April 16, 2024, at Barangay 123.
“Base sa sabi ng ating suspek, ilang beses nang nawawala itong asawa niya at kasama itong lalaki at may nakapagsabi sa kanya na doon pumupunta sa bahay ng lalaki. Kaya pinuntahan niya ito, at naaktuhan niya sa loob ng kanyang kwarto na gumagamit ng droga,” Omli said.
“Itong suspek natin ay may dalawang anak doon sa babae. Kaya sa galit nito, binugbog niya itong lalaki hanggang sa mawalan ng malay,” he added.
The 60-year-old victim was rushed to the hospital with various injuries but did not survive.
The victim’s family filed a case but the suspect failed to attend the hearings.
“Nagtago siya sa parte ng Pasay. Pumasok siya bilang stay-in para di na siya lumabas at doon ay makapag-trabaho. Ngunit sa tulong ng ating komunidad at barangay, napag-alaman natin na umuuwi ito kapag kumukuha ng kanyang damit at kapag naglalaba,” Omli said.
The police later received a tip that the construction worker was in Tondo, where he was arrested on February 3.
The suspect insisted that the victim and his wife had committed adultery and that his wife had been unfaithful in their marriage.
“Marami nagsabi-sabi po. Di ako naniwala… para sa isang lalaki po masakit ‘yun. Pero di po talaga ako masamang tao,” he said.
After the incident, the couple separated, and their children, aged 8 and 11, were left in the care of relatives.
Omli warns that the use of illegal drugs destroys lives and families.
