2011, November
February 10, 2012
Bacarra, Ilocos Norte – A cold body of a man, identified as Victorino Ortega, swimming in his own blood was found in a creek, a few meters away from this town’s sports complex on the morning of November 29. Ortega was originally from Cebu but his last registered residence was in Las Piñas, Metro Manila. Ortega was in Ilocos Norte as an employee of a Batac politician whose identity has been withheld. Bacarra Mayor Nicomedes dela Cruz and some security aides and police personnel allegedly figured in the incident.