ºÚÁÏÉç

Compostela Valley town mayor killed in ambush

Mayor Reynaldo Navarro of Laak, Compostela Valley. Screengrab from https://ecomval.gov.ph/

MANILA, Philippines—Mayor Reynaldo Navarro ofÌýLaak,ÌýCompostelaÌýValley was killed after he was ambushed in Davao del Norte Tuesday morning.

Navarro’s convoy was traversing the highway of K9,ÌýSagayenÌývillage in Asuncion town at around 9 a.m. when unidentified men fired shots at them, an initial report of Army’s 10th Infantry Division spokesman Captain Ernest Carolina said.

He was pronounced dead on arrival atÌýTagumÌýDoctors Hospital.

Soldiers and police are now in the crime scene for investigation.

RELATED STORIES

Maitum mayor dies of heart attack after ambushÌý

Former mayor slain in ambushÌý

Read more...