HOUSE OFFICIAL SHOT DEAD DURING DAUGHTER’S BIRTHDAY IN QC; ROMUALDEZ CONDEMNS KILLING

HOUSE Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez condemned the killing of a House official on Sunday in Quezon City.

Slain was Director Mauricio “Morrie” Pulhin, chief of the technical staff of the House Committee on Ways and Means.

A report from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said that Pulhin was with his family at the Don Jose Heights Subdivision’s clubhouse at around 2:55 p.m. on Sunday for his daughter’s 7th birthday celebration when two unidentified armed men suddenly appeared and shot him.

The assasins fled on a motorcycle.  

Witnesses told police that one of the assailants even fired a shot at the duty guard stationed at the main gate during their escape.

Pulhin was rushed to the FEU-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.

“I am deeply saddened and outraged by the tragic death of Director Mauricio ‘Morrie’ Pulhin. This crime must not go unpunished. Justice must prevail, Romualdez said”

“We condemn this brutal act of violence in the strongest possible terms,” he  added.

Romualdez urged the Philippine National Police (PNP), the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and all concerned authorities to conduct an in-depth investigation into the killing of Pulhin.

“While it is too early to determine the motive behind this heinous crime, we call on the PNP, the NBI, and all law enforcement agencies to conduct a thorough, impartial, and swift investigation,” Romualdez said.

“All angles must be pursued, including, but not limited to, his professional affiliations so that the truth may come out and justice may be served,” the House leader said.

 “We will do everything in our power to ensure that those behind this crime—whether the perpetrators or the masterminds—are brought to justice,” he added.

Police are now hunting down the gunmen.