2 US-based Pinoys shot dead in Ilocos Norte – police

A US-based Filipino couple were shot dead in their house in Ilocos Norte Friday night, with police suspecting revenge as the likely motive. Ilocos Norte police chief Senior Superintendent Marlou Chan said the incident occurred at 7:30 p.m. in Manalpac village in Solsona town. Chan identified the victims as Patricio Esteban, 78, and wife Leonila, 81, who were shot five times while they were sitting in the backyard after eating dinner. He said the couple had stayed for a long time in the United States before returning to the Philippines. Police filed a double murder case before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office against one Cristobal Pablo for the incident. An initial investigation showed Pablo was a former household helper of the couple who they had fired and charged. It was not immediately clear what charges the couple had filed against Pablo. – JE, GMA News