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Leyte village chief survives slay try

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ORMOC CITY — A village chief escaped death on Sunday after motorcycle-riding assailants tried to kill him in Barangay Poblacion, Leyte town, Leyte.

Edgar Dela Rosa, 52, a barangay captain of Baco, was on his way home on board his Toyota Hilux when the suspects fired at the vehicle on Mabini Street in Barangay Poblacion, Leyte town, Leyte.

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Captain Rush Alvarado, chief of the Leyte town police, said Dela Rosa managed to hide inside his vehicle and evaded the bullets.

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Local police immediately conducted a hot pursuit operation to arrest the suspects.

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