- CHERYL G. CRUZ
Bacolod Mayor Greg Gasataya said the city is offering a P100,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the death of a 17-year-old girl, who was found half-naked with hands tied, at the Bredco port area Oct. 22.
The mayor said the city “strongly condemns this cruel and despicable act committed at the Bredco port area in Barangay 12. What transpired is beyond reason and demands swift, decisive, and uncompromising justice.”
He said he has coordinated with the Bacolod City Police Office to exhaust every resource and pursue every lead until those responsible are found and made to answer for this crime.
“No one capable of such cruelty will ever find refuge in our city,” Gasataya stressed as he urged anyone who has any information to coordinate with the BCPO.
The city also condoled with the bereaved family, and the mayor committed to extend “every possible form of assistance and support as we move with the family in the pursuit of truth and accountability.”
Bacolod stands united, in grief, outrage, and unbreakable resolve, to protect every life and ensure that such cruelty will never go unpunished, Gasataya said.
Initial police investigations showed that the victim left her boarding house Tuesday night to buy food. She was found dead yesterday afternoon./CGC
