Unscathed was Vice Mayor Annabelle Boza-Hamoy of Don
Victoriano Chiongbian.
Wounded were Chiongbian’s driver Danny Rabago and Titing
Luna, a security escort.
Senior Supt. Leony Roy Ga, police provincial director, told
the Philippines News Agency that the ambush occurred around 1:30 p.m. Monday in
Barangay Tuno, Don Victoriano Chiongbian town.
Ga said investigation showed that Hamoy’s vehicle was
cruising on a blind curve when unidentified gunmen ambushed them that injured
Rabago.
He said that Luna, who was driving the lead motorcycle, was
also hit.
He said Hamoy and her companions were traveling to Josefina,
Zamboanga del Sur at the time of the incident.
Ga has ordered Chief Insp. Edgar Tonico, Don Victoriano
Chiongbian police chief, to thoroughly investigate the incident noting the
Commission on Elections (Comelec) has declared the town as area of concern.
The declaration was based on two previous elections, 2010
and 2013, where election-related incidents were recorded.
Don Victoriano Chiongbian Mayor Rodolfo Luna, who is also
the president of this province’ League of Municipalities, has called for an
independent investigation over the ambush.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=850499
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