ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 17, 2014) – A young maintenance man working for Petron Corporation was shot and killed in an attack Monday in Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, police said.
Police said Joey Malaki was biking his way to the Petron depot when shot in the village of Sutterville. It was not immediately known if there were witnesses to the attack and police said it is investigating the motive of the killing.
Malaki’s body was discovered by civilians who phoned the police about the killing. One kibitzer was electrocuted by an electrical wire while watching the scene from a roof and had to be rushed to the hospital by his companions.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for Malaki’s murder, but hired killers are actively operating in Zamboanga City where gun attacks are common.
Last July, two armed men also attacked and killed Kenneth Bernardo, a Petron gas depot employee in Zamboanga City. The assailants stopped the 25-year old Bernardo who was also traveling on a motorcycle and then stabbed him in the body. The assailants escaped after the attack.
Bernardo managed to seek help from villagers before collapsing on the road and was rushed to hospital, but died while undergoing operation. The case remains unresolved. (Mindanao Examiner)
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