BACOLOD CITY: The barangay kagawad (village councilor) shot dead last week by still unidentified gunmen has been on the watchlist of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) since 2016, Police Station 2 chief Maj. Sherlock Gabana said.

Gabana added that Romeo Canlas Jr., 33 of Barangay 2, was gunned down by three armed men in Barangay 26 on Saturday night.

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