Tuguegarao prelate appeals against speculations over priest’s death

THE Archbishop of Tuguegarao appealed to the public to avoid rumors and speculations surrounding the killing of a priest in Cagayan.

“We do not want to speculate on what the reasons are for his death. Neither do we want that the investigation be muddled by the spreading unfounded rumors and malicious insinuations,” said Archbishop Sergio Utleg, referring to Father Mark Ventura who was shot dead by an unknown assailant after celebrating Mass in Gattaran on April 29.