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A former vice mayor of Sto. Tomas, Batangas was injured during a gun attack on Saturday, July 14, said a police official
Ferdinand Ramos was heading to his home when a gunman identified he shot on foot to Barangay Poblacion. 19659002] Calabarzon Police spokesman, Superintendent Chitadel Gaoiran, said that Ramos had been wounded in the face and transported to the hospital
Gaoiran said that the Iron Curtain Operation was immediately activated to find the shooter. served three terms as barangay captain of Poblacion 2 before he ran and won as a city councilor at Sto. Tomas. He was elected Deputy Mayor of Sto. Tomas in 2013, but lost a re-election bid in 2016.
Police are still conducting an investigation to determine the possible motive for the attack.
The attack on Ramos occurred amidst an increase in killings targeting local officials. Only in Luzon, three local government officials have been killed since July 2. Nationally, at least 10 mayoral councilors' officials have been killed. (SunStar Philippines)
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