TACLOBAN CITY—Mayor Ronaldo Aquino of Calbayog City, Samar province was on the way to the birthday celebration of his son after playing tennis on Monday (March 8) when his sports utility vehicle (SUV) was tailed by a van.
Then shots were fired.
Aquino’s police escorts fired back at the group of unidentified men inside the van.
After a brief exchange of gunfire, Aquino was hit, including in the head, and died upon reaching the hospital.
His two bodyguards, who had yet to be identified, were also killed in the ambush.
Police have yet to determine the motive in the killing of Aquino, 58, who was serving his third and last term as mayor.
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