Vice-mayor killed in ambush


Crime scene: Alameda’s car is seen with bullet holes in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya. — Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN

THE vice-mayor of Aparri in Cagayan and five of his companions were shot and killed by unidentified men clad in police uniforms and riding in a government car in Bagabag town in Nueva Vizcaya.

Nueva Vizcaya police information officer Major Jolly Villar said that Vice-Mayor Rommel Alameda, who is serving his third term, and five of his aides and companions were on their way to Aparri when they were waylaid by the gunmen at 8.45am.

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