Barangay councilor gunned down in Cebu town

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CEBU CITY — A barangay councilor in Cansomoroy, Balamban town, west Cebu was gunned down by still unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants on Thursday, October 6.

Anastacio Pacquiao, who is also running for village chief of Barangay Cansomoroy in the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, was driving his motorcycle at past 5 p.m. when the perpetrators shot him in the head.

Balamban Police Chief Lt. Glenn Hife said the shooting incident happened in Barangay Prenza also in Balamban town, which is some 50 kilometers west of Cebu City.

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The 60-year-old Pacquiao was rushed to the hospital but died on the way.

Hife said witnesses heard only one gunshot during the incident.

Investigators were able to secure closed-circuit television footage in the area that may help them identify the perpetrators.

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The victim’s family told the police that the village councilor did not receive any threat to his life.

Police said they have yet to establish the motive behind the killing.

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