B Police Provincial Director Col
Samson Belmonte
immediately formed
a Task Force to speed
up the investigation
and immediate arrest
of the suspects and
mastermind who are
responsible for the
killing of an incumbent chairman of Barangay Poblacion in
Taal, Batangas who
was killed in a shooting incident at about
7:20 AM of September 5, 2023.
Belmonte who
immeditely went to
Taal with PRO CALABARZON Regional
Director Brig Gen
Carlito Gaces identified the victim as
Erasmo Divino Hernandez, incumbent
Barangay Captain
of Barangay Poblacion, Zone 10, Taal,
Batangas.
The victim was
sitting at the rest area
in front of barangay
hall when two riding
in tandem suspects
arrived and without
apparent reason shot
the victim several
times using a Cal. 45
pistol.
The suspects fled
towards Sta Teresita
Batangas direction
after the incident.
Victim was
brought to Lemery
Doctors Hospital but
declared dead on arrival