Village councilor shot dead in Zamboanga del Sur

Another barangay exec in Zamboanga del Sur dies in gun attack

Another barangay councilor in Zamboanga del Sur was killed in an ambush on Saturday afternoon, January 4, the second in the province in just two days.

Village councilor shot dead in Zamboanga del Sur

PAGADIAN CITY, Philippines — A village councilor was shot to death on Friday evening in Barangay Upper Dumalinao of Dumalinao town, Zamboanga del Sur. Col. Restituto Pangusban, Zamboanga del Sur police director, identified the victim as Michael Verallo. The police reported that Verallo was driving his white XRM 125 motorcycle on his way home to Purok Mangga in Barangay Upper Dumalinao when two unidentified gunmen emerged from a grassy area and s…