LUCENA CITY — The former mayor of the town of Pagbilao in Quezon province is in critical condition after he was shot by a face mask-wearing gunman on Tuesday afternoon.
Romeo Portes, 73, who is also the father of incumbent Mayor Shierre Ann Portes–Palicpic, was shot twice by a still unidentified gunman while the former seated in a chair in front of KGP building along J.P. Rizal street in Barangay Bukal around 5 p.m., said Police Colonel Audie Madrideo, Quezon police director, in a report.
The incumbent mayor has not issued any public statement about her father’s shooting, which also happened on the eve of the town’s fiesta celebration.
Portes was rushed to MMG Hospital in Luce…
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