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Quezon City congressional candidate killed in ambush

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Quezon City congressional candidate killed in ambush
(3rd UPDATE) Bagong Silangan Barangay Captain Crisell Beltran, who was running for a House seat in the 2019 polls, is attacked by motorcycle-riding gunmen

MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – A barangay captain who was seeking a congressional seat was killed in an ambush in Quezon City on Wednesday, January 30.

In a phone interview with Rappler, Quezon City Police District Station 6 commander Superintendent Joel Villanueva said Bagong Silangan Barangay Captain Crisell Beltran was attacked by gunmen at around 11:30 am.

Based on initial information, there were 4 suspects riding two motorcycles.

Beltran was aboard a Ford Everest along JP Rizal Street in Barangay Bagong Silangan when the gunmen appeared in front of her vehicle and fired toward it.

Beltran was rushed to the FEU-NRMF Medical Center, but she was declared dead on arrival.

She was running for a House of Representatives seat in the 2019 elections, hoping to represent the 2nd District of Quezon City. – 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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