Village dad stabbed dead in Roxas City

By Jennifer P. Rendon

 

A village dad died in a knife attack outside of a bar in Roxas City, Capiz evening of December 13.

Barangay Captain Ruben Fuentes, 63, of Barangay III, Roxas City succumbed to two stab injuries on his chest and back.

He died at the Roxas Memorial Hospital.

Lieutenant Colonel Ricardo Jomuad, Jr., Roxas City police chief, said the incident also injured barangay tanod Cesar Edrosolano, 38, also a Barangay III resident.

The suspect, Virgilio Vigor, 40, a construction worker from Barangay Karigangan, Janiuay, Iloilo, was immediately arrested after the incident.

Incidentally, Vigor is a former convict. He was incarcerated at the New Bilibid Prison for a homicide case after he allegedly stabbed and killed a man in Miag-ao, Iloilo.

His fellow construction worker, Joseph Jamora, 38, of Barangay Caboloan Norte, Oton, Iloilo, was also collared for conspiracy.

Police investigation indicated that the two suspects, together with five companions, went to Groggy Videoke Bar at McKinley St., Barangay III, early evening of Sunday.

The group already had a drink at the Capiz State University (CAPSU)-main campus where they worked on a project.

Both Vigor and Jamora worked on the project for two weeks only.

Jomuad said everything went well with their drinking spree until around 9:30 p.m. when the group was about to leave.

Their engineer-boss was about to settle their bill when Vigor suddenly threw a bottle on the ground.

No one was hurt, but he was asked to leave the bar.

While outside, Fuentes was patrolling the area and approached Vigor.

“Kap Fuentes asked the suspect if he’s okay. But Vigor immediately stabbed him twice,” Jomuad said.

When Edrosolano saw what happened, he allegedly tried to strike the suspect with a baton.

But Vigor overpowered the tanod and stabbed him, too.

They even went inside the establishment and stirred commotion.

After the attack, Vigor went to CAPSU campus where he was arrested.

Jomuad said they arrested Jamora after he tried to conceal the suspect’s knife and wallet.

The two suspects are now detained and will be charged accordingly.