Village exec survives gun attack in Nueva Ecija

JAEN, Nueva Ecija — A 63-year-old village councilor survived a gun attack in Barangay Malabon Kaingin here on Monday (June 20) evening, police said.

Investigators identified the victim as Marianito Herminigildo, a resident of Malabon Kaingin.

Herminigildo was driving an electric bike and was on his way home from his farm when he was attacked by assailants on a motorcycle using a .9mm-caliber pistol.

The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds, including a bullet piercing his face. The man is currently in the intensive care unit of a local hospital.

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