Where is our mayor? 10 local executives killed since 2016, reports show



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Ten mayors have been killed since 2016, according to reports published by INQUIRER.net

This month, two mayors of Luzon were killed in two days: General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Mayor Ferdinand Bote and controversial, the mayor of Tanauan, Antonio Halili, known for his campaign "Walk of Shame" where he circulated criminals in the city.

Of the 10 mayors killed, three came from Luzon, four of the Visayas and three

All mayors except one – the mayor of Albuera, Rolando Espinosa Sr. – were local leaders in place when They were killed.

Only Espinosa was not in office when he was killed while he was in jail suspected of being involved in drug trafficking.

Of the 10 mayors killed, only one was a woman, Bien Unido, mayor of Bohol, Gisela Bendong-Boniel, allegedly shot by her husband and thrown off [19659003] Of the 10 mayors killed, only the body of Boniel

Mayors Killed Since 2016:

  1. Saudi Municipal Datu of Ampatuan Samsudin Dimaukom (PHOTO FILE DEMANDER / RAFFY LERMA)

    SAMSUDIN DIMAUKOM

Mayor of Datu Ampatuan Saudi City , Maguindanao [19659003] (Mindanao)

Death: 28 October 2016

Place: Makilala, North Cotabato (Mindanao)

READ: Samsudin Dimaukom: The mayor who loved the rose [19659003] Mayor Samsudin Dimaukom of Datu City Saudi Ampatuan was on the so-called "narco list."

He died in October 2016 in an alleged shootout with government agents at a checkpoint in Makilala, North Cotabato.

Dimaukom was known as "Mayor who loved pink" because he had a penchant for color. He had a mosque built in pink color. He also had the municipal hall renovated and had it painted in pink.

  1. Slain Albuera, Mayor of Leyte Rolando Espinosa Sr. (PHOTO OF THE SURVEY FILE / GRIG MONTEGRANDE)

    ROLANDO ESPINOSA SR.

Mayor of the city of Albuera, Leyte

(Visayas)

Date of death: November 5, 2016

Place: Subprovincial prison Leyte

READ: WHAT BEFORE: Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. Slay

Albuera, Mayor of Leyte, Rolando Espinosa Sr., was killed inside his cell at the Leyte Subprovincial Prison in the city Baybay in November 2016. He would have resisted the search warrant against him. ] Espinosa was in prison for alleged violation of the Dangerous Drugs Act 2002 and for unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition

  1. MOHAMMAD EXCHAN LIMBONA

Mayor of Pantar, Lanao del Norte

(Mindanao)

Date of death: December 29, 2016

Place: Barangay Dalipuga., Iligan City

READ: The mayor of Lanao del Norte dead in ambush

] Pantar, Lanao del Norte Mayor Mohammad Exchan Limbona was ambushed in Iligan City in December 2016. The mayor was in a vehicle with his w Ife and his daughter when the shooters opened fire on them

  1. ARSENIO AGUSTIN

Mayor of the city of Marcos, Ilocos Norte

(Luzon)

Date of death: June 3, 2017

Location: Ilocos Norte [19659003] READ: A mayor of Ilocos Norte, a employee shot

The mayor of Marcos, Arsenio Agustin, was killed by one man Armed in his hometown of Ilocos Norte in June 2017. The mayor was heading for water retention project.

  1. MISSING? Although Unido Bohol Mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel (PHOTO CONTRIBUTED)

    GISELA BENDONG-BONIEL

Mayor of Bien Unido, Bohol

(Visayas)

Date of death: June 7, 2017

Place: Lapu -Lapu City, Visayas

Read: Sea Memorial for the Mayor of Bohol

Ms. Gisela Bendong-Boniel, Mayor of Bien Unido, reportedly shot in the head by her husband, Niño Boniel

] A suspect, Riolito "Etad" Boniel, told the police that the Niño group had thrown his body into the sea. Etad said that he operated the boat that carried the body the mayor killed.

He also accompanied authorities and divers to the area where they reportedly threw the body. The remains of the mayor have not been found yet.

  1. LEOVINO HIDALGO

Mayor of Balete, Batangas

(Luzon)

Died: 10 June 2017

Location: Visayas

READ: Batangas Town Mayor shot down

Balete Mayor Leovino Hidalgo was shot dead at a local sports event in Barangay Poblacion around 10:30 am on June 10 last year. The suspects would be aboard a white van

The mayor was transported to Metro Lipa medical center but died en route

  1.   Aldong-Parojinog - Mayor of the city of Ozamiz Reynaldo Parojinog Sr.

    Mayor of Ozamiz Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. (Photo from Ozamiz City's official website, www.ozamiz.gov.ph)

    REYNALDO PAROJINOG

Mayor of Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental

(Mindanao)

Date of Death: July 30, 2017

Location: Ozamiz

READ: Duterte Supports the Cops in the Murder of Parojinog

The Mayor from the city of Ozamiz, Reynaldo Parojinog and 14 other people, including his wife Susan, were killed last July.

He was reportedly given a search warrant when his security personnel allegedly attacked

The Parojinogs, an influential clan of Misamis Occidental in Mindanao, were on the list of narcotics

  1. Ronald Lowell "Sample" Genson Tirol. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

    RONALD LOWELL TIROL

Mayor of Buenavista, Bohol

(Visayas)

Died: 27 May 2018

Location: Buenavista, Bohol

READ: Cops Name In 2014, an assassination attempt was made against Mayor Ronald Buñavista of Buenavista, Bohol Province, but he survived.

In May of this year, the Mayor of Buenavista was killed in a cockpit arena. in his city

One of the three suspects involved in the murder of the Tyrol would also have been involved in the assassination attempt against him in 2014.

  1. The mayor of Tanauan, Antonio "Thony" Halili . PHOTO CONTRIBUTED

    ANTONIO HALILI

Mayor of the city of Tanuan, Batangas

(Luzon)

Died: 2 July 2018

Place: Tanauan Town Hall, Batangas

] READ: Duterte: I told Halili not to indulge in illicit drugs

Tanauan City, the mayor of Batangas, Antonio Halili, was shot dead by a gunman. elite at a ceremony at the town hall on July 2, 2018.

a controversial mayor while he was involving drug suspects at a shame walk in the city. This practice has been declared unconstitutional by the Commission on Human Rights.

In November 2017, Halili was linked to drug trafficking. The mayor was stripped of his powers over the local police, but Halili refused to surrender.

  1. MAYOR FERDINAND BOTE / JULY 4, 2018
    Photo of Mayor Ferdinand Bote defended by a photo studio on the other side of the Town Hall

    FERDINAND BOTE

Mayor of the General Tinio, Nueva Ecija

(Luzon

Date of Death: July 3, 2018

Place: City of Cabanatuan

READ: The mayor of Nueva Ecija dead in ambush

gunmen killed General Tinio Ferdinand Bote in July 3, 2018.

The mayor was leaving the office of the National Irrigation Administration of Cabanatuan City aboard a Toyota Fortuner when he was shot several times, apparently with the help of a short gun around 4:50 pm Tuesday

He suffered multiple injuries and was declared dead upon his arrival in a neighboring hospital

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