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LUCENA CITY — An unidentified gunman shot and killed a village councilor on Tuesday night in Sariaya town in Quezon province.
Quezon police, in a report, said Apolinario Rivarez, 66, an incumbent councilor in the village of Bignay 2, was drinking liquor inside his house at around 8:25 p.m. when he was shot once in the head, killing him instantly.
The suspect escaped after the shooting.
The police are now conducting further investigation to identify the gunman and establish the motive behind the killing.
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