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TALAVERA, Nueva Ecija: A ranking official of
the Department of Public Works and Highways in charge of projects
for the first and second congressional districts of Nueva Ecija was
gunned down in a broad daylight attack along the national highway in
Barangay San Miguel Na Munti on Tuesday.
Senior Supt. Alfredo Cabalees,
acting director of the provincial police, identified the victim as
engineer Pacifico C. Berin, 64, chief of the First Nueva Ecija
Engineering District and a resident of Piñahan, Quezon City.
Investigation showed Berin had
joined his subordinates at Lucy’s Ihaw-Ihaw for engineer Resituto
Candelaria birthday celebration. He was on his way back to office
when an unidentified gunman repeatedly fired at him about 11:45 a.m.
He fell face down and died
instantly from five gunshot wounds, two of them in the head and
three in the neck, said police investigators.
The suspect fled toward
Cabanatuan City on a motorcycle parked a few meters away, according
to witnesses.
Police Officer 3 Anastacio de la
Cruz, who headed the scene of the crime operatives, said they
recovered six spent shells from a .45-caliber pistol.
Norma M. del Rosario, 1NEED
administrative officer, said she couldn’t recall Berin
encountering any problem during his stint as district engineer.
“He was kind and supportive,” she stressed.
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