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Cebu City barangay councilor shot dead near barangay hall

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Cebu City barangay councilor shot dead near barangay hall
Barangay Kalunasan Councilor Roel Mabano is shot dead near their barangay hall in Cebu City

MANILA, Philippines – Roel Mabano, a councilor for Barangay Kalunasan in Cebu City, has been shot dead on Tuesday, July 10,  Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak confirmed to Rappler in a text message.

According to Tumulak, Mabano was shot dead near the Kalunasan Barangay Hall Tuesday afternoon by an unidentified gunman who was rode a motorcycle.

Tumulak said Mabano used to be a policeman before plunging into local politics.

Mabano’s killing follows a shootout inside the Archbishop’s Residence in Cebu City, which resulted in the death of a gunman who reportedly wanted to see Archbishop Jose Palma.

In a broadcast by SunStar Cebu, police are shown processing the crime scene of Mabano’s killing. – Rappler.com 

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Rambo Talabong

Rambo Talabong covers the House of Representatives and local governments for Rappler. Prior to this, he covered security and crime. He was named Jaime V. Ongpin Fellow in 2019 for his reporting on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. In 2021, he was selected as a journalism fellow by the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics.
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