MANILA, July 13 -- The swift response of police personnel in Bulacan province led to the immediate arrest of a suspect in a shooting incident, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 3 said on Sunday.

PRO 3 director Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Penones, in a statement, said initial investigation revealed that a confrontation ensued during a drinking session in Barangay Tibag, Baliwag City on Saturday night, prompting the unnamed suspect to draw a firearm and shoot three individuals.

The suspect fled the scene but was immediately identified through witness accounts, he added.

Penones said the Baliwag City Police Station and the Bulacan 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company launched a manhunt, leading to the suspect's arrest within minutes and the re...