A former vice mayor of Maragondon town died Tuesday night after being allegedly shot by a drunk in General Trias, Cavite.
The victim, Nolito Magallanes, 54, did not make it to the hospital alive.
He will run for vice mayor this May.
According to the initial report of the authority, the shooting was rooted in the responsibility of drinking at a friend’s house.
Police said Magallanes went home afterward, but the suspect followed him and shot him before fleeing.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident and are looking for the alleged gunman.
Magallanes served as vice mayor of Maragondon from 2004 to 2007. He also served as councilor and barangay official.
Before filing his candidacy for vice mayor in Election 2022, he served as an executive assistant in the office of Cavite governor Jonvic Remulla.
The Magallanes family initially refused to give a statement.
According to them, after the autopsy, his body will be brought back to Maragondon for burial.
He is survived by his wife and three children.
The political killings in the Philippines are a series of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances of left-wing politicians and activists, journalists, human rights advocates, the political opposition, and outspoken clergy that have increased dramatically since 2001.
Customs seized P3.3 million worth of suspected party drugs
The Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City found more than P3.3 million worth of alleged party drugs in a wedding dress from Germany.
Wedding dress is the declaration of the item that arrived Tuesday, and it was named after a woman from Taytay city.
When Customs-NAIA personnel inspected the dress, they saw the tablets were flower-shaped and different in color.
There are 1,993 pieces of suspected party drugs worth P3,388,100.
According to assistant secretary Vincent Maronilla, BOC spokesperson, controlled delivery was made by the BOC to identify the recipient of the illegal drug.
The wedding dress claimant was arrested and charged with violating the Comprehensive Drugs Act and Customs Modernization and Tariff Act.
According to Maronilla, the suspect did not comment.
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency has already brought the tablets for confirmation that they are party drugs.
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