A former mayor of Cateel town in Davao Oriental was shot dead in his vehicle outside a fast food restaurant in Barangay Buhangin Proper, Davao City on Wednesday, police said in an ABS-CBN report.
Giselo Castillones, 67, mayor of Cateel during the 1980s, suffered five gunshot wounds and was declared dead on arrival at the Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City police spokesperson Capt. Hazel Tuazon said.
Castillones’ driver, Junie Castro, was injured in the attack, while their female companion at the back of the car was unharmed.
The victims had just returned to their SUV after eating when unidentified assailants on board a motorcycle shot them.
Authorities recovered five cartridges of a .45 caliber pistol at the crime scene. Checkpoints were put up in various parts of the city to help apprehend the assailants.