After the arrest of seven members of the Tau Gamma Phi, Biñan City Police considered the case of John Matthew Salilig as 'solved'.
"Base po doon sa ating mga naaresto na involved, especially yung arrest ng kanilang leader, mako-consider na po natin itong solved," Biñan City Police Acting Chief Lt. Col. Virgilio Jopia said during an interview with DZRH's Balansyado.
Jopia, however, clarified that despite arresting the suspect behind the brutal killing of Salilig, the investigation will still progress.
"Hindi po [kami titigil]. Tuluy-tuloy po ang ating imbestigasyon para ma-file natin lahat ng kaso nung mga personalidad na involved po dito sa insidente na 'to," he added.
He also confirmed that one person of interest was found lifeless in his house in Taguig City on Friday, March 3, due to alleged suicide.
Salilig, a 24-year-old chemical engineering student at Adamson University, went missing on February 18. His decomposed body was found buried at a vacant lot in a subdivision in Malagasang, Imus City on February 28.
According to the witness, he was beaten at least 70 times during the initiation rites of the Tau Gamma Phi (Triskelion) fraternity in Biñan, Laguna last February 18.
There are currently seven persons of interest under the custody of the Police who were allegedly involved in the fraternity hazing.
Charges have already been filed against the six members, with one who submitted his extrajudicial confession and could become a state witness.
