Gunmen kill doctor and wife in La Union
BAGUIO City, Philippines – Gunmen killed a doctor from Abra and his wife in an ambush in Bauang town, La Union on Wednesday night.
Police identified the victims as Mario Valera, 50 and his wife, Viana, 48.
The couple was ambushed while onboard a Mitsubishi Montero with plate number NOE 518 along the national highway in Barangay Acao at around 7:40 p.m.
Valera and his wife died while being treated at the Ilocos Regional Training and Medical Center in San Fernando City.
Police said that according to witnesses, the gunmen were on board a motorcycle.
Investigators have yet to determine the motive behind the couple's killing.
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