Vice Mayor of Batangas City injured in shooting incident

Photo of Ferdinand Ramos's file from Santo Tomas, Batangas

MANILA, Philippines – A former vice mayor of the city of Santo Tomas in Batangas was According to a first police report, the former mayor of Santo Tomas, Ferdinand Ramos, was on his way home when an unidentified suspect l & rsquo; Shot down around 7:25 pm at Barangay Poblacion 2.

The report says that the shot hit the left side of Ramos's face. The suspect escaped on foot after the incident.

Ramos was taken to Saint Cabrini hospital for treatment.

Ramos was deputy mayor of Santo Tomas from 2013 to 2016. He lost in his re-election bid in 2016.

The incident comes as a result of recent shootings involving mayors and vice-presidents. mayors. Between July 2 and 11, two mayors and two vice mayors were killed in separate incidents. (GALLERY: Who are the mayors, vice-mayors killed under Duterte?) – Rappler.com