Again, the mayor in the Philippines killed an unknown

GENERAL TINIO, KOMPAS.com – Shooting incidents targeting government officials resumed in the Philippines on Tuesday (3/7/2018).

This time, a mayor was killed after being shot by people (19659002) Ferdinand Bote (57), mayor of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija province, died after being shot dead by a group of people. unknown while he was leaving his office accompanied by a driver.

Shortly after his car left the mayor's office, a group of unknown people riding a motorcycle approached their car and opened fire on a window next to the mayor.

"The victim was shot multiple times with a short-barreled gun," Adrian Gabriel said. ]

See also: A mayor in the Philippines killed a bullet in a flag ceremony

Police found at least 18 cartridge cases on the scene. [196] 59002] Bote became the 12th elected government official since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched a war on narcotics.

But the killing of this official took place only a day after the shooting that killed a mayor. Previously, Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili was shot and killed by the local police at a distance of about 150 meters

Police investigated whether Halili's shootings were related In its anti-drug campaign, in 2017, the name Halili also appears on the list published by President Duterte as an official allegedly involved in drug trafficking.

Read also: Filipino soldiers accidentally shot the police in the forest, 6 dead