5 people including the governor of the Philippines were shot dead by gunmen | DayNews World News

a governor in Central Philippines In the latest attack on local officials, he and five others were shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Saturday, his widow said.

Armed with rifles and wearing uniforms similar to those of the armed forces, six suspects entered the governor’s residence in the town of Pamplona and opened fire, local police said.

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Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo and five others were killed in the shooting, his widow said.

“Governor de Garmo did not deserve that kind of death sentence. He served his constituents on Saturday,” Janice De Garmo, who is also the mayor of Pamplona, ​​said in a video posted on Facebook.

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President Ferdinand Marcos condemned what he said was an “assassination” of his political ally, warning the perpetrators to “surrender now, it will be your best option”.

“My administration will not rest until we bring to justice the perpetrators of this despicable and heinous crime,” Marcos added.

The conditions of the four other people who were shot in the incident were not disclosed.

Provincial police spokesman Kym Lopez told AFP that the politician was distributing aid to voters when he was shot.

Police said they were searching for 10 suspects, including six gunmen, who fled the scene in two SUVs and a pickup truck before abandoning them in a nearby city.

– Marcos Ally –

De Gamo, 56, was the latest in a long line of politicians targeted in the Philippines and was shot dead for at least the third time since last year’s local elections.

The Supreme Court declared him the legitimate winner of the Negros Oriental gubernatorial race last month after a recount of his local rival, who had previously been declared the winner.

Last year, De Garmo also campaigned for Marcos for president.

Mamintal Adiong, governor of the southern Ranau province, was shot and wounded in an attack in February that killed his driver and three police escorts.

That same month, Rommel Alameda, the deputy mayor of the northern town of Aparri, was shot dead in a highway ambush along with five others traveling with him.

In the bloodiest politically-motivated ambush ever recorded, the leader of a powerful southern clan and about two dozen followers have been sentenced to life in prison for attacking supporters of Maguindanao’s gubernatorial rival in 2009.

The attack killed 58 people, including the politician’s wives and relatives, as well as 32 journalists and media workers covering the match.