BACOLOD CITY: A witness in the custody of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has identified a suspect in the brutal killing of nine civilians in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, on Saturday night.

“The witness knows personally one of the suspects because he lives here. Therefore, he could tell exactly what happened and identify the suspect,” said Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, regional police director of Western Visayas, who visited the site of the massacre in Hacienda Nene, Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City, with top military officials on Tuesday.