MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday (March 9) said that the group of Calbayog City Mayor Ronald Aquino fired the first shot in the gunfight that led to his killing.
In a statement, the PNP said Aquino’s group “was alleged to have initiated the shootout” when his bodyguards fired at an unmarked vehicle carrying policemen of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) and Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit (PDEU) “that was travelling in the same direction along the road.”
The PNP said the IMEG and PDEU teams, who were on inspection in the area, were involved in the gunfight on Monday on Laboyao Bridge in Samar province. Th…
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