By Edwin Fernandez

MURDER SUSPECTS. Isulan municipal police chief Lt. Col. Julius Malcontento (2nd from left) speaks with the primary suspects in the killing of Executive Master Sgt. Geoffrey Angub after their arrest in Polomolok, South Cotabato on Tuesday (May 27, 2025). The father-son duo peacefully surrendered to the arresting team. (Photo courtesy of Isulan MPS)

ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – Police operatives in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat arrested a father and son on Tuesday, suspected of murdering a police officer in Barangay Kalawag II before dawn on the same day.

“The suspects were apprehended at past lunchtime Tuesday,” Lt. Col. Julius Malcontento, the Isulan police station chief, said in an interview on Wednesday.

Malcontento, who led the arresting team, said the suspects, both businessmen, were apprehended during a follow-up operation in Polomolok, South Cotabato, more than 10 hours after they allegedly shot dead Executive Master Sgt. Geoffrey Angub, 46, in Barangay Kalawag II.

Angub was a resident of Barangay Kalawag and was assigned to the Bagumbayan municipal police station.

Vincent Dalanon Sr., 54, and his 29-year-old namesake son surrendered to authorities in Barangay Sulit, Polomolok.

Malcontento said initial police findings indicated that the motive for the murder was a personal grudge, though he did not elaborate.

Both suspects are detained at the Isulan police detention facility, awaiting the formal filing of appropriate charges. (PNA)