Suspects in cop killing, wounding admit involvement

Based on Labajo's account, on the afternoon of October 25, his younger brother, 43-year-old Jun, called and informed him that, while he was driving his Mitsubishi Strada on the way home, he was being followed by two unindentified men on a motorcycle.

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He said that Manto's 17-year-old son took the firearms from inside their house and placed these by the roadside. Among these weapons were five .45-caliber handguns, two high-caliber Armalite rifles, and a 30-caliber Garrand rifle. Labajo said they used these guns to ambush the two riders of the motorcycle that trailed Jun's vehicle.

But before the ambush, Labajo recalled that Manto called him again and ordered them to get ready because the motorcycle following him was closing in on him.

Labajo then positioned himself on the left side of the metal fence overlooking the road, while his other companions, alias "Allan" and alias "Renante," were also positioned on the right side.

As soon as he arrived, Manto quickly blocked the road with his pickup and, when the trailing motorcycle also arrived, Labajo and his two companions immediately opened fire at the riders of the motorcycle.

Labajo said they hit the leg of the backrider, who was later identified as Deiparine. The motorcycle fell into a roadside ditch prompting the driver---later on identified as Tero---to get off the motorcycle. As Labajo and with Jun, this time joining the attack, Tero ran towards the downhill and hid in the woods, amid an exhange of gunfire.