MANILA, Philippines - How many times have we heard of a man killed in the heat of an altercation over a perceived “traffic slight” or a parking space?

I was doing my work as a government employee when I heard the news about one more such incident: a person had pointed a gun at another during a heated argument on who had the right to park first. Only the timely intervention of parking lot personnel prevented the shooting death of the latter.

The fatality in that parking lot altercation in Alabang’s Business Park in Muntinlupa last Aug. 19 would have been Jose Biazon Solano, reportedly a nephew of Sen. Rodolfo Biazon. Upon hearing the name of the alleged gun-toting culprit, I got goose bumps. This was the same person who gunned down my husband in cold blood four years ago.

The alleged gun-toter is an official of a government food agency. He was booked for grave threats as a result of that parking lot incident. For shooting my husband Reynaldo Capones to death in 2004, he is already facing murder and frustrated murder cases at the Manila RTC. Sadly, after almost four years in court, there’s still no justice for our family.

And my husband’s killer remains armed and clearly a threat to society. He is dangerous and needs more than anger management therapy. This government official can be seen frequently hanging around his office’s premises despite the administrative case filed against him by his agency. He brings along his gun and sows fear among employees, especially union members who want him out.

I hope Senator Biazon intervenes and asks the authorities to revoke his license to carry a gun, dismiss him from government service and compel him to undergo professional psychiatric help before his reintegration to society.

—MYRNA R. CAPONES, via e-mail