Village chief faces rap for slapping a man

BY RUBY P. SILUBRICO

ILOILO City – A village chief faces a criminal charge for slapping a man.

Mark Anthony Galicto, 22, of Barangay Tabuc Suba, Jaro district complained to Police Station 1 that William Casio, barangay captain of Magsaysay, City Proper, assaulted him on Valeria Street on Friday night.

According to Galicto, Casio and three companions took turns in manhandling him and a certain Dela Cruz.

On the other hand, a witness who refused to be identified said Dela Cruz was so drunk that Casio confronted him and Galicto.

Dela Cruz vowed to file charges for physical injuries against Casio and his three companions./PN