MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATE 3 – 1:32 p.m.)The commander of the
Presidential Security Group said that an officer of the unit had died in
a shooting incident in Malacañang Park Tuesday morning.
Brigadier General Lope Dagoy said Major Harim Gonzaga’s wife found him dad inside his quarters from a gunshot to the chest.
He added the gun used was the officer’s own .45 caliber pistol.
The
incident happened around 9:20 a.m. President Rodrigo Duterte’s official
residence, Bahay ng Pagbabago, is also located at Malacañang Park,
which is right across the Pasig River from Malacañang Palace.
There
were conflicting messages from the Palace on Duterte’s whereabouts,
however. He spent the weekend in Davao City and was not seen in public
on Monday. He was due to attend some events in Manila on Tuesday
evening.
One Palace official, who asked not to be
identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said
Duterte was not there at the time.
However, presidential spokesman, Ernesto Abella, could not confirm where Duterte was.
He said it was too soon to comment on the incident.
“It’s being investigated and the nature of the situation needs to be clarified,” Abella told a regular news briefing.
“Let this be sufficient at this stage,” he said.
Asked if the Palace was concerned, Abella said: “Of course it’s a matter of concern but we need to clarify what it’s all about.”
Duterte
is notoriously unpredictable and often causes confusion with his
schedules and time-keeping. Every week he spends long weekends in Davao
City, starting on Friday or even earlier.
Monday, September 25, 2017
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