The World - News from April 30, 1987

Suspected Communist assassins shot to death four people in the Philippines, and the nation’s defense secretary urged the armed forces to take steps to “save the country.” Lt. Col. Carlos Palomares, police chief of Valenzuela, and an aide were shot on a highway outside Manila by two men and a woman who blocked the road and opened fire, authorities said. Later, police Sgt. Herman Umali, detachment commander in the town of Malabon, and a companion were killed by gunmen. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Rafael Ileto said the military should take steps to help eliminate the nation’s problems. He did not specify what those measures should be.