Barangay councilor killed, husband wounded in Dapitan City

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 9): Barangay councilor killed, husband wounded in Dapitan City

A barangay official was killed while her husband survived although wounded in a drive-by shooting late Monday in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte, the police reported.

Senior Supt. Romulo Cleve Taboso, Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) spokesman, disclosed that the incident occurred around 8:30 p.m. at Purok Kawayan, Barangay Liyang, Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte.

Taboso identified the slain official as Riza Gablines, 46, barangay councilor of Sicayab, Dipolog City.

Gablines’ husband, Marlon, was wounded and hospitalized.

Taboso said the couple was aboard the family-owned vehicle on the way home when repeatedly shot by one of two men riding tandem in a motorcycle that overtook them while traversing along the road of Barangay Liyang.

Taboso said the couple came from Dipolog City public market, where they owned a stall.

He said the Dapitan City police are conducting an a thorough probe in a bid to unmask the identities of the suspects.

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