Former Dingras, Ilocos Norte Mayor arrested for murder

Authorities on Friday arrested Former Dingras, Ilocos Norte Mayor Marynette Gamboa, who is wanted for the killing three individuals in Laguna.

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Gamboa was tagged as the Number 2 Most Wanted Person in Ilocos Norte.

She is the alleged mastermind in the killing of Ilocos Norte, Electric Cooperative President Lorenzo Rey Ruiz in 2009.

She was also the alleged mastermind in the ambush of Dingras Mayor-Elect Jeffrey Saguid and Sangguniang Panlalawigan Board Member Robert Castro in December 2009.

The former government official was arrested in a resort in Calamba, Laguna based on a warrant of arrest for the crime of murder with no bail recommended.

In 2019, Gamboa was released from prison in Batac City two weeks after she was first arrested after the Regional Trial Court Branch 17 lifted the warrant, citing her pending motion for reconsideration.

After three years, Gamboa’s appeal was rejected, and Judge Salvador again issued an arrest warrant on July 11, 2022.

"The accused is currently under the custody of the [Regional Special Operations Group] Office for documentation and proper disposition," the NCRPO said.

The arrest was a joint operation by the Regional Special Operations Group-Regional Intelligence Division National Capital Region Police Office (RSOG- RID, NCRPO), Philippine Navy, PNP-SAF, and Calamba City Police Station. — DVM, GMA Integrated News