On 7 November 2010, between 7:00 – 8:00 in the morning, Ireneo M. Rodriguez (“Rene” to his friends) was riding his motorcycle on his way to the town of Balayan to visit his children who were staying with his in-laws. As he was traversing the National Highway, two men on board a motorcycle overtook his motorcycle and shot him using a .45 caliber pistol. The driver of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet, while the back-rider who shot the victim covered his face with a white handkerchief.
On 7 November 2010, between 7:00 – 8:00 in the morning, Ireneo M. Rodriguez (“Rene” to his friends) was riding his motorcycle on his way to the town of Balayan to visit his children who were staying with his in-laws. As he was traversing the National Highway, two men on board a motorcycle overtook his motorcycle and shot him using a .45 caliber pistol. The driver of the motorcycle was wearing a helmet, while the back-rider who shot the victim covered his face with a white handkerchief.
Rene fell to the ground not far from the barangay hall of Brgy. Caybunga sustaining gunshot wounds to his head, back, chest and thigh. The perpetrators turned back to where Rene fell down and shot him again to ensure his death. Then, they sped towards the direction of Balayan.
The day before the incident, Rene was at the house of his in-laws to visit his children when they noticed a tricycle parked near the house; on board the tricycle were two men armed with handguns.
On 3 November, unidentified elements of the Philippine Air Force went to the house of Rene’s parents in Sitio Baloc-baloc, Brgy. Cahil in the town of Calaca also in Batangas, looking for the victim.
It can be recalled that Rene was included in the Order of Battle (OB) list of the military in 2006. During this time, he was illegally arrested by combined elements of the Philippine Air Force and Balayan Philippine National Police (PNP). He was detained at the Balayan PNP but was released after two days with no charges filed against him.