Injured | Killed |
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1 | 2 |
Date: 23 June 2010
Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=586781&publicationSubCategoryId=67
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union , Philippines – The elected mayor of Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte has survived an ambush on Monday afternoon but her two escorts were killed and one was injured in the attack staged by unidentified suspects along the boundary of Burgos and Bangui towns.
Superintendent Raul Romero, chief of the publication information office here, identified the fatalities as Mario Monje and Fertopel Caletena, both aides of Mayor-elect Matilde Sales.
Sales was unhurt in the attack along with two other companions while the driver of the van, a certain Manolito Rangasan, was wounded and was brought for treatment at the Gov. Roque Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital.