TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: A municipal councilor of Rizal town in this province was shot dead on Sunday night in an attack that police said is politically motivated.

Chief Supt. Mario Espino, Police Region 2 (PRO2) director, said the killing of incumbent Sangguniang Bayan (Municipal Council) member Alfredo Alvarez may have been perpetrated by another politician.

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