The families of the three individuals killed in the Taguig shooting incident last August 21 will be receiving PHP 500,000 each from Senator Raffy Tulfo.
On Friday, the suspect, 28-year-old Julian Paningbatan Jr., a former member of the Philippine Navy, surrendered at a studio in Mandaluyong City where Tulfo’s television program was being filmed.
Tulfo said he extended the financial assistance to help with the victims’ burial and other expenses. He also assured the victims’ families that justice would be served.
“Makakaasa po kayo na tututukan namin ang kasong ito para siguradong gugulong ang hustisya at magiging maayos ang takbo ng kaso sa korte. I assure you that justice will be served," the senator said.
Meanwhile, Tulfo also vowed that Paningbatan will be treated properly, noting that there is nothing that will justify the shooting incident.
Paningbatan is the suspect in the shooting, which left dead his former girlfriend, Marie Angelica Belina, and her two companions, Tashane Joshua Branzuela, and Mark Ian Desquitado.
