Igorot Police Director killed in Sulu, laid to rest

Tabuk City, Kalinga – Police Colonel Michael Bawayan, the Police Provincial Director (PD) assigned in Sulu who was killed by a subordinate, was laid to rest this August 14, 2021.

Bawayan, who is a native of Sagada, Mountain Province and a resident of Baguio City, was buried at the Buyagan Cemetery in La Trinidad.

Among those who attended his funeral and burial rites was Philippine National Police Chief General Guillermo Eleazar.

The late police director was shot by Police Staff Sergeant Imran Jilah on August 6 in Barangay Asturias after he allegedly reprimanded the latter for his long hair, which he found untidy. In return, Jilah was shot to death by the PD’s security aide.

Bawayan’s body was flown home to his residence in Brookside, Baguio City, on August 10.

Meantime, the Municipality of Sagada is still in mourning after Mayor James Pooten Jr. declared an eight-day mourning period in the municipality that started on August 9.

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