Manila, Dec. 22 -- A pursuit operation is underway to apprehend the suspects linked to the killing of a police officer in Iligan City on Sunday night.

In a statement on Monday, the Iligan City Police Office (ICPO) said intelligence and operational units were fielded to arrest the assailants who gunned down Chief Master Sergeant Mark Hermoso in Barangay Tipanoy.

"We urge the public to remain calm and to cooperate with authorities as we continue to ensure peace and order in the city," ICPO Director Col. Jerry Tambis said, as he extended condolences to the bereaved family of Hermoso.

He said police investigators promptly processed the crime scene and recovered evidence to solve the death of Hermoso, who was part of the Iligan City Mobile ...