CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police in this city arrested on Tuesday, October 31, a suspect in the killing of radio commentator Federico 'Deng' Gempesaw over a year and four months after he was killed in Phase 1, Sitio Macanhan, Barangay Carmen, this city, on June 29, 2022.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police in this city arrested on Tuesday, October 31, a suspect in the killing of radio commentator Federico"Deng" Gempesaw over a year and four months after he was killed in Phase 1, Sitio Macanhan, Barangay Carmen, this city, on June 29, 2022.FEDERICO ‘Deng’ Gempesaw at his 'Bitayan sa Kahinganan' program at 106.3 Radyo Natin FM Cagayan de Oro on October 5, 2021.
“With the reliable information coming from the constituents, that’s why we were able to monitor his whereabouts,” Viñas said on Wednesday, November 1. Gempesaw, 62, a radio block time anchor of 106.3 Radyo Natin FM Cagayan de Oro, was shot dead near his residence by gunmen onboard a motorcycle with a .45 caliber pistol. He sustained bullet wounds in the right eyebrow and the back of his head.Viñas said the suspect’s cohort has been identified and a tracker team is tracing his location. Authorities are conducting a thorough investigation to identify the mastermind behind the killing.
A few days after Gempesaw’s death, then Misamis Oriental Gov. now Rep. Yevgeny Vicente Emano, and his political party PaDayon Pilipino, condemned the killing and offered a P500,000 cash reward for information on the suspects and the mastermind.