CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – A former mayor of a town in Misamis Oriental was stabbed dead in Cagayan de Oro City Friday.
Police said former Claveria town mayor Imelda Caabay was walking along Daumar street when she was stabbed by a woman.
Caabay died hours later at the Maria Reyna Hospital, where she was taken with the blade still embedded in her body.
A hospital guard said the victim was able to describe and identify the suspect, who was reportedly her relative.
Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect, whose name was withheld pending investigation.
Caabay’s remains were taken to the Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes in Cagayan de Oro City, about 47 kilometers away from Claveria.