UPDATE 2: Tanauan mayor shot dead

By The Manila Times

Jul 02, 2018 10:15 am

TANUAN CITY, Batangas: A mayor in the province, known as the “Duterte of Batangas,” for his relentless campaign against illegal drugs, was shot dead on Monday morning.

A single crack of gunfire from a suspected sniper was heard as Mayor Antonio Halili attended the regular flag-raising ceremony at the new city hall in Barangay Natatas.

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