A vice mayor and a councilor were shot dead in separate ambush incidents in Masbate and Compostela Valley on Friday.
Reports reaching Camp Crame identified the victims as Vice Mayor Regolo Moran of Dimasalang, Masbate and Councilor Roberto Acidello of Pantukan, Compostela Valley province.
Investigation showed that Moran was shot dead at around 4 p.m. last Friday in Poblacion, Dimasalang, Masbate by still two unidentified men.
Police said the assassins also shot and wounded Moran’s two employees, who were immediately taken to a nearby hospital. The identities of the wounded victims were not yet available as of press time yesterday.
About two hours later, Acidello was shot dead by two unidentified men onboard a motorcycle.
Police are trying to establish the identities of the gunmen and the motive behind the attack.
Reports had it that Moran was known as sympathetic to the cause of the militants and he was scheduled to speak at a program with local militant groups tomorrow, International Human Rights Day. – Cecille Suerte Felipe