Ex-Pangasinan town mayor slain

DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines — A former mayor of Anda town in Pangasinan was gunned down in Barangay Namagbagan yesterday.

According to an initial police report, Aldrin Cerdan, 50, was resting in his farm when William Cagampan arrived on a motorcycle and shot the former mayor following a conversation.

Cagampan is said to be a former driver and bodyguard of Cerdan.

Cerdan died while being treated at the rural health unit.

The suspect was arrested in a pursuit operation led by Pangasinan police chief Col. Richmond Tadina in Barangay Tondol. The firearm that De Asis allegedly used was recovered.

Initial investigation showed the suspect was drunk when he went to see Cerdan to ask the former mayor to lend him money.