TUGUEGARAO CITY—A deputy police chief who led an anti-illegal logging operation in Peablanca town, Cagayan province was wounded in a gun attack on Thursday(Nov. 26).
The officer was identified as Lt. Randy Baccay, of the Penablanca police force.
Investigators said Baccay was on his way home after the anti-logging operation when one of the suspected poachers at the village of Minanga shot Baccay in the back.
The officer suffered a gunshot wound in the butt, said Col. Ariel Quilang, Cagayan provincial police chief.
Gov. Manuel Mamba condemned the shooting and ordered policemen to identify and arrest the assailant who had escaped after t…
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