1 killed, 3 hurt in Cagayan ambush

TUGUEGARAO CITY,  Cagayan  , Philippines  —  A woman was killed while three others were seriously wounded in an ambush in Piat, Cagayan on Wednesday. 

The fatality was identified as Eunice Malliorca.

The driver of the vehicle and husband of the fatality, Rex Anthony; their eight-year-old son Jaybie, and Simeon Balloran were wounded and brought to the Tuao District Hospital for treatment.

The two other children of the couple were unhurt.

The victims were in a pickup owned by Rizal town Vice Mayor Joel Ruma when they were waylaid in Barangay Dugayung.

Police said Balloran and Rex Anthony, both Ruma’s aides, were tagged in the killing of Rizal Councilor Alfredo Alvarez last year.

An investigation is ongoing.