Maguindanao del Sur town councilor slain in daylight gun attack | Inquirer News

Maguindanao del Sur town councilor slain in daylight gun attack

/ 03:49 PM April 17, 2023

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY REX TORINO

COTABATO CITY— Gunmen shot dead on Monday a town councilor in Maguindanao del Sur while the latter was on his way to the Sangguniang Bayan session.

Daemon Daglok Silongan, 50, a resident and councilor of Datu Salibo town of Maguindanao del Sur, just arrived at the Sangguniang Bayan building to attend the 9 a.m. regular session when unidentified gunmen attacked him around 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 17, said Rex Torino, information officer of Datu Salibo.

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Police Major Roldan Kuntong, Datu Salibo municipal police chief, said the town councilor just alighted from his vehicle when the gunman approached him and opened fire.

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The suspect fled on a motorbike driven by an accomplice, he said.

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