PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — A municipal election officer and his wife were found killed Saturday morning in northern Palawan, prompting authorities to launch a manhunt for person or people responsible for their deaths.

Emmanuel and Frenie Gacott were found murdered in their home in Barangay Cambian, Agutaya town, a police report stated.

The report, released by Police Major Ric Ramos, stated that responding to reports from neighbors, officers from the Agutaya Municipal Police Station (MPS) discovered the bodies around 8:30 AM, 21 September.

It said that Emmanuel, the municipal election officer, was found face down in a pool of blood, while Frenie suffered fatal head injuries in the kitchen.

"Accordingly, Emmanuel was found in a prone position with blood, while his wife Frenie, was found in the kitchen lifeless with blood on her head," the police report claimed.

The Agutaya police suspects robbery as the motive, noting the couple's ownership of a local pawnshop.

"Initially, the motive was robbery," it added.

The investigation remains ongoing as law enforcement intensifies efforts to capture those responsible.