2 men slain in Manila

MANILA, Philippines - Two men were killed in separate shooting incidents in Manila at dawn yesterday.

 Carlito Batac Jr., 45, of Rodriguez street, Tondo, was walking with another man in Barangay 128, Smokey Mountain when a gunshot was heard at past 1:20 a.m., Senior Police Officer 2 Charles John Duran of the Manila Police District homicide unit said.

Duran said Batac was later discovered bloodied and sprawled on the pavement. His companion was nowhere to the found.

 The victim’s niece told police that Batac was a drug user and allegedly involved in drug pushing.

An hour later, an unidentified man was found dead in Port Area, Manila.

Senior Police Officer 3 MIlbert Balinggan described the fatality as between 20 and 25 years old and bore tattoos all over his body.

Balinggan said the man died from a gunshot wound in the chest.

Police have yet to determine the motive for the twin killings.