POLICE said on Tuesday that slain businessman Jose Luis J. Yulo had filed a complaint for grave threat before he and his driver were killed along the beltway EDSA on Sunday.
“[May] grave threat na kaso na ipinayl ni Mr. Jose Luis Yulo against a certain individual na subject for verification pa namin kung sino at kung ano ang status ng kaso na ito,” Mandaluyong City Police Station chief Senior Supt. Moises Villaceran Jr. said in a phone interview on Tuesday, Feb. 19. (Mr. Jose Luis Yulo filed a complaint of grave threat against a certain individual which is still subject for verification and we are also verifying the status of the case).
Mr. Yulo, 62, was on board a Toyota Grandia together with Allan Nomer Santos, 51, and a companion, Esmeralda Ignacio, 38, when they were ambushed by motorcycle-riding gunmen in front of the VRP Medical Center in Mandaluyong City at about 3:30 p.m. of Sunday. Ms. Ignacio survived the shooting.
Mr. Villaceran also noted that the slain businessman was facing 14 complaints at the Makati Regional Trial Court for bouncing checks he had issued.
“There were 14 criminal cases filed against Mr. Yulo for violating Batas Pambansa Bilang 22 [Bouncing Checks Law] by different individuals that we are still identifying,” said the Mandaluyong Police chief.
Mr. Villaceran also said that investigators found among Mr. Yulo’s belongings a loaded 38 caliber revolver and 12 rounds of ammunition. — Vince Angelo C. Ferreras