The Philippine National Police (PNP) has filed two counts of murder and one count of frustrated murder against a police corporal implicated in the killing of a barangay councilor and his partner in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte.
The corporal, identified as a member of the Tourist Police Unit of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Police Office, was arrested and is currently detained at the Ilocos Norte Provincial Jail.
Acting PNP Chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered summary dismissal proceedings against the suspect on October 21, 2025.
The victims, barangay councilor Joshua Bernardo, his partner Eloisa Bonilla, and his cousin Mark John Bernardo, were shot by two assailants on a motorcycle while eating at their home on Sunday afternoon, October 20, 2025.
Mark John Bernardo, who was injured in the attack, is under medical treatment.
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