Father, son suspected of killing cop nabbed in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines

Lt. Colonel Julius Malcontento (second from left), Isulan municipal police chief, speaks to the arrested father and son, primary suspects in the killing of a police officer in Sultan Kudarat. The suspects were arrested in Polomolok, South Cotabato, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. - Photo courtesy of Isulan MPS

ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat (Philippines): The father and son suspected of having shot dead a police officer on Tuesday (May 27), were arrested following a pursuit operation in Barangay Kalawag here before dawn Wednesday (May 28).

Lt. Colonel Julius Malcontento, Isulan police chief, said witnesses had pointed to the father and son engaged in a construction business here as perpetrators in the murder of Police Executive Master Sergeant Geoffrey Angub, 46.

Angub, a resident of Barangay Kalawag and assigned at the Bagumbayan municipal police station, was killed in Barangay Kalawag II on Tuesday as he was walking home.

Vincent Dalanon Sr., 54, and his son Vincent Jr., 29, surrendered to authorities in Barangay Sulit, Polomolok, South Cotabato when they realised the police were closing in on them.

Both suspects are now detained at the Isulan police detention facility awaiting the filing of appropriate charges against them. - Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN