Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur (CNN Philippines, February 26) — Vice Mayor Restituto Calonge of Mabuhay town, Zamboanga Sibugay and another individual were shot dead by an unidentified gunman, local police said on Friday.
The incident happened around 3 p.m. near the municipal hall in the town’s Barangay Poblacion. Police said another individual was shot and rushed to the hospital.
The vice mayor was near the Mabuhay Municipal Hall having a conversation with the two other victims when the assailant approached and fired at them.
The gunman later fled on a motorcycle described by witnesses as a black Honda XRM125. Hot pursuit operations are ongoing, and nearby police stations were directed to monitor checkpoints.
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