The chairman of Barangay Buli in Muntinlupa was shot and killed by unidentified men on May 22. He was 48.
The Muntinlupa Police identified the victim as Barangay Chairman Ronaldo “Kaok” Loresca of Buli.
According to the police, the shooting happened at about 10:16 p.m. in front of Sole So Blessed Sneakers and Apparel at No. 195 Manuel L Quezon Street, Barangay Buli.
Chairman Ronaldo "Kaok" Loresca of Barangay Buli in Muntinlupa (Barangay Buli, Facebook)
Based on the initial investigation by the police, Loresca and his companions were sitting in front of the store when two male suspects on a motorcycle shot him without any apparent motive and fled towards Sucat.
One of the suspects was wearing a Joy Ride shirt while the other one was in a black t-shirt.
Loresca was taken by the barangay ambulance to the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Alabang.
Hospital personnel tried to revive Loresca but he eventually succumbed to a gunshot wound in the head. He was declared dead at 11:26 p.m.
His daughter, Aubrey Loresca, announced his passing.
“Maraming salamat sa lahat Papa. Gabayan mo kami palagi ha. Ako na bahala kay Mama at Kean. Mahal na mahal na mahal na mahal kita (Thank you for everything Papa. Please always guide us. I will take care of Mama and Kean. I love you so much),” Aubrey posted on Facebook.
The post by Loresca's daughter, Aubrey, about his passing (Screenshot from Loresca's Facebook account)
Mayor Ruffy Biazon condemned the killing of Loresca.
“Mariin kong kinukundena ang walang saysay na pagpatay sa kapwa ko lingkod bayan sa Muntinlupa na si Kapitan Ronaldo ‘Kaok’ Loresca ng Barangay Buli (I strongly condemn the senseless killing of my fellow public servant in Muntinlupa, Captain Ronaldo ‘Kaok’ Loresca of Barangay Buli),” the mayor posted on Facebook.
Biazon said he ordered the Muntinlupa Operations Center to review the CCTV footage and the Muntinlupa Police to immediately investigate the incident to identify the suspects.
Earlier in the day, Col. Robert Domingo, the new Muntinlupa Police chief, paid a courtesy call to Loresca.
Loresca won as Buli’s barangay captain in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Muntinlupa last October.
Barangay Buli in Muntinlupa (Screenshot from Google Maps)
New Muntinlupa Police chief Col. Robert Domingo with Buli Barangay Captain Ronaldo Loresca on May 22 (Pulis ng Muntinlupa)