Farmer gunned down in Oriental Mindoro town
CITY OF CALAPAN — A farmer was shot and killed on Saturday night in Bongabong town in Oriental Mindoro province, police said Sunday.
A report from the Mimaropa police said that Ruben Gaboc, 53, was shot by unidentified gunmen in Sitio (sub-village) Looban in Barangay (village) San Isidro at about 11:20 p.m. Mimaropa stands for Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan.
Gaboc was with his grandson Christian Ivan De Leon aboard a motorcycle when the suspects tailed on them, police said.
The suspects shot the farmer several times, hitting him on his nape and right leg. The suspects fled after the incident.
Gaboc died while being taken to Renato Umali Reyes Hospital of Bongabong.
Police are investigating the incident. Madonna T. Virola