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.
Investigations revealed that the suspects were wearing police uniforms with masks and were using a white Mitsubishi Adventure with a red licence plate number SFN 713, indicating that it was a government car.
The killers allegedly barricaded the section of street in front of MV Duque Elementary School in Baretbet. When Alameda’s car arrived, they peppered the vehicle with bullets.
The vice-mayor and his companions died on the spot but were still taken to the Region 2 Trauma and Medical Center where they were declared dead on arrival. The report did not identify the names of the vice-mayor’s companions.
The killers later fled to the Solano area. — Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
