Another mayor shot dead in the Philippines

In the Philippines two mayors were liquidated in two days.

The attack on Bote (57) took place when he and his driver drove away at a government office in the provincial capital of Nueva Ecija. The perpetrators hit a motorcycle and opened fire on the mayor's car. The police subsequently found eighteen bullet shells. The Bote driver remained unharmed.

The 72-year-old Halili died a day earlier. He was hit by a bullet while he was singing the national anthem at a ceremony in Tanauan. The mayor had gained fame by forcing alleged drug dealers into a so-called 'walk of shame' by the municipality. He was also associated with drug crime himself, but denied the accusations.