Suspect in killing of Muay Thai association head falls in Rizal

MANILA, Philippines - The suspected killer of the head of the Muay Thai Association of the Philippines was arrested in Tanay town in Rizal province, a radio report said Wednesday.

Radio dzBB's Benjie Liwanag Jr. reported that Sonny Sumales was arrested in an operation conducted by police and military operatives in Barangay Daraitan in Tanay.

A joint team of the Philippine National Police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines arrested Sumales.

Sumales faces criminal charges for the killing of Muay Thai Association of the Philippines president Robert Valdez last Saturday.

The report, however, did not say if investigators had determined the motive for the killing. - GMANews.TV