BACOLOD CITY: A police officer, tagged as a high-value target for illegal drugs, was killed in an ambush on Saturday night where another active police officer and his daughter were wounded. A report from Bacolod Police Station 1 said the victim, Police Officer (PO)1 Federico Nicolas, was declared dead on arrival at the Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital from multiple gunshot wounds. Nicolas reportedly went absent without official leave (AWOL) from the Bacolod City Police Office. Also wounded in the ambush were PO1 Wilmer Bansag of Negros Occidental Police Office and his daughter April Kim. Rodolfo Castil said he will order an investigation why Bansag was with Nicolas.

Source: Manila Times August 20, 2017 11:26 UTC