COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 18 April—Riding-in-tandem suspects gunned down Monday morning a Maguindanao municipal councilor while he was about to disembark from his car to attend a town session, a t…
COTABATO CITY and friends at the Supreme Court. Photo from the councilor’s Facebook page
The victim was identified as Demson Dagloc Silongan, of Datu Salibo municipality in Maguindanao del Sur, said Rex Torino, the town’s information officer, said in a phone interview.Silongan was rushed for medical attention but failed to reach the hospital alive. His driver, Jam Madzig, was critically wounded.
Torino said that Silongan was about to attend the Monday regular session of the Datu Salibo municipal council when the assassins, who were waiting for the victim’s arrival, attacked with pistols as the councilor was about to disembark the car. Police has not yet released investigation reports as of Tuesday morning as to what could be the motive of the killing.
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