NoCot village exec shot dead

KABACAN, North Cotabato -- Police are hot on the trail of a motorcycle riding-in-tandem who shot dead a village official here, who was heading to his farm on Sunday.

Mayor Herlo Guzman Jr. has condemned the murder of Ben Candanganan, the village chief of Barangay Lower Paatan, whom he described as a mild-mannered leader and friend.

Citing a report from the Kabacan police office, Col. Maximo Layugan, North Cotabato police director, said Candanganan, 43, was riding his motorbike by himself and heading to his farm when the gunmen, onboard a separate motorbike, shot him.

“Candanganan sustained two gunshot wounds in the head and body,” Layugan said.

Police found two empty shells from .45 caliber pistol at the crime scene.

Guzman urged the local police office to solve the case immediately.

“Bring the perpetrators behind bars and give justice to the fallen village official,” he told the town police force.

Candanganan is the third village executive murdered in this town since 2016. (PNA)

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