Business owner surrenders after shooting village administrator
Businessman Alvin Gaganting Surrenders in Connection with Shooting Incident
Alvin Gaganting, a businessman from Tumaga village, surrendered to the authorities at the Zamboanga City Police Station 5 on September 4, 2025. Gaganting was accompanied by his mother, Carolina Gaganting, who is a councilor of Tumaga village.
The shooting incident that Gaganting is suspected of took place four months prior, on May 18, 2025, along Tumaga Porcentro Road. The victim of the incident was Tumaga Village Councilor Jake Fabian, who was driving a motorcycle at the time of the shooting. Councilor Fabian was shot and wounded as a result of the incident.
No location was specified for the shooting incident or Gaganting's surrender. No information was provided about the current status of Gaganting or Councilor Fabian after the incident.
The police believe that personal grudge was the motive for the shooting incident. Gaganting has a pending warrant of arrest for frustrated murder in connection with the shooting incident, and the recommended bail for his case is P200,000.
It is unclear if Carolina Gaganting was involved in the shooting incident, and no information was given about her current status as a councilor. No further details about the incident or Gaganting's surrender have been released at this time.
