Barangay Chairman of Dapitan City Beheaded

Suspected Abu Sayyaf men have beheaded a barangay captain of Dapitan City whom they abducted along with two personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) three months ago.

Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, commander of the Joint Task Group Sulu, said the cadaver could be Rodolfo Buligao, the barangay chairman of Barangay Aliguay Island in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte. “A written note was found on top of the cadaver with that name,” said Arrojado.

The body was discovered on a road intersection in Barangay Lunggang in Maimbung town of Sulu at around 10 p.m. on Tuesday night.

“Accordingly, the beheading was executed by the captors of the victim when the negotiator did not meet the amount of ransom demanded by the captors,” said Arrojado.
Buligao and the two Coast Guard personnel, identified as Rod Allain Pagaling and Gringo Villaruz were seized while they were monitoring the arrival of vessels off Dapitan City on May 4.

In June, a video showing the three pleading for help had gone viral in social media, with the masked gunmen threatening to behead them. Original Post: Abu Sayyaf Men Behead Dapitan City Barangay Chief. Manila Bulletin