photo of Joselito Melloria
BPPO Chief Supt. Felipe Natividad: confirmed that Joselito Melloria was killed in 2nd time gunfight battle April 22, 2017 in barangy Bacane, Clarin, Bohol.
Clarin Police Station Chief Fernando Peroramas, in an interview said the residents in the area were advised to stay in their homes. There was no time to evacuate. They were advised to hide.
The gunfight started around 12 noon, Saturday, in Sitio Lagising, Barangay Bacane, Clarin town, Bohol with the Clarin Police Station conducting a blocking force in the area. Troops from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Special Weapons and Tactic, Provincial Intelligence Branch Bohol, Military Intelligence Group and the local police are still in the area.
|"Isang Habal-habal driver ang nag report sa pulis na may nakita siyang mga tao na armado at hindi maiintindihan ang kanilang mga pananalita."|