Lawyer, 2 others killed in Cebu ambush

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A prominent lawyer and two others were killed in an ambush past 2 p.m. Tuesday in Barangay (village) Coro, Dalaguete town, southern Cebu.

Noel Archival was heading back to Cebu City after attending a hearing of a drug case when he was ambushed, said his brother, Nestor, a councilor of Cebu City.

Also killed were the lawyer’s driver and aid. Archival was a noted criminal lawyer in Cebu who usually handled drug cases and defended some policemen facing charges.