Suspect in girl’s killing yieldsRoxas water district head diesFamily feud leaves 2 deadSuspect in girl’s killing yieldsCarlito Dolfo, 38, of Arnaldo Boulevard here, said he wanted to clear his name and prove that he was innocent of the crime imputed to him. Dolfo and two others were facing murder charges before the sala of regional trial court judge Manuel Barrios allegedly for killing Charibelle Lobo, a second year nursing student at the St. Anthony College. He was charged after lone witness Alani Barrios of Barangay Tanque here tagged him and his two unidentified companions as the one who killed Lobo on the night of Jan.12. Lobo's decomposing body was found last Jan. 15 at a vacant lot near their house in Barangay Baybay here, three days after she was reported missing by her family. It is believed that Lobo was raped before she was stabbed to death. However, the officer who conducted the autopsy found it hard to prove the rape theory because of Lobo's decomposing body. Dolfo said he was in Manila working since January. He said that when he learned through his relatives that he was tagged as a suspect in Lobo's killing, he consulted his lawyer who advised him not to go home. When Dolfo finally decided to come home Wednesday, his brother, Carmelo, contacted city Councilor Alan Celino to help facilitate his surrender. Celino then accompanied the suspect to the sala of Judge Barrios. Dolfo was detained at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology here. No bail was recommended for his temporary liberty. Roxas water district head diesSally Ann, daughter of Pestaño, said his father had been on leave for one month. He was confined in the hospital June 1 after his health condition worsened. Pestaño also had lung cancer. He was said to be a chain smoker. Pestaño, also brother of former Capiz police director Orlando Pestaño, died without occupying his new office at the MRWD administration building on Kilometer l here. According to some MRWD employees, Pestaño considered the realization of the building as his best legacy during his 14 year-stint as MRWD head. It was during Pestaño’s time that the MRWD was adjudged “best water district” in the country. Engineer Glen Delgado, MRWD division manager, said his boss was "like a father to us." "He was also generous." Son of educators Catalino Pestaño and the former Concepcion Legaspi, the MRWD manager is survived by his wife, the former Salvacion Andaya, a court interpreter at the Hall of Justice here and children Conchitina, Sally Ann, Alma Joy and Alberto Jr. He graduated as class valedictorian in 1957 at the Capiz National High School and finished his bachelor of science in chemical engineering in 1967 at the Mapua Institute of Technology His body lies in state at the family's residence in Malipayon Village here. He will be buried on June 15 at the Roxas City public cemetery. Family feud leaves 2 deadThe victims were identified as Danilo, 43 and his brother Wilfredo, 52, both surnamed Faeldonea. They were on their way home when Ludrico Feola, 37, their brother-in-law, shot them, police said. Danilo suffered gunshot wounds in different parts of the body. Wilfredo, who was also hit in the stomach, still managed to grab Ludrico’s firearm and bolo. Feola sustained hack wounds on the face and arms and a gunshot wound on the chest. He was brought to the Capiz Emmanuel Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Danilo, on the other hand, was brought to the Dao District Hospital but was declared dead by the attending physician. Wilfredo was rushed to the Roxas Memorial provincial Hospital. He was declared out of danger.
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