LICAB, Nueva Ecija - Two armed men killed a candidate for the town council on Sunday morning as he stepped out of the church where he stood as a sponsor in a wedding.
Police identified the fatality as Ariel de la Merced, a resident of San Cristobal, Licab, Nueva Ecija.
He was running for councilor under Liberal Party.
Mayoralty bet Teddy Ilagan was unhurt since he managed to cover himself from the assassins, reports said.
The two were just stepping out of the church in Barangay Villarosa when the suspects approached and shot de la Merced repeatedly until he lied dead on the ground. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds from .45 caliber pistol, police said.
The suspects made sure their victim was already dead, before they drove away on a motorcycle. Police have yet to established the motive of the killing. --Armand M. Galang
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