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Date: 04 May 2010
Source: Jhunnex Napallacan, Chito O. Aragon Inquirer Visayas
CEBU CITY, Philippines—A candidate for councilor in Cebu City was shot and seriously wounded while campaigning in Barangay Lorega Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
The victim, Crisostomo Llaguno, alias Tata Negro, was brought to the Chong Hua Hospital for treatment.
Llaguno is a candidate for councilor in Cebu City’s north district.
Edited: 17 May 2010
The following reports that the victim was killed: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/candidate-killed
A CANDIDATE for the Cebu City Council was gunned down in a crowded area in Barangay Lorega San Miguel at 2:40 p.m. yesterday, while shaking hands on his way to a campaign event.
Police investigators suspect an illegal drug deal that went sour provoked the attack, but the victim’s family blamed politics.