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==[[Sultan Kudarat News]]== | ==[[Sultan Kudarat News]]== | ||
''' | '''Gov't midwife slain in SK town''' | ||
*Source: http://www. | *Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=385937 | ||
* | *November 15, 2011, 4:14 pm | ||
:by | :by (PNA) | ||
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KIDAPAWAN CITY | KIDAPAWAN CITY, Nov. 15 (PNA) -- Gunmen shot dead a 25-year old barangay midwife in Bagumbayan town in Sultan Kudarat province while on the way to her assignment at Barangay Monteverde onboard a motorcycle, around 10 a.m., Sunday, a police official said. | ||
Killed was Elvira Iligan, | Killed was Elvira Iligan, midwife of Barangay Monteverde in Bagumbayan town, who sustained multiple gunshots on the back which caused her instant death, according to Chief Inspector Junie Buenacosa, chief of Bagumbayan Police. | ||
The driver of the motorcycle identified as Felix Voltaire Tan was hit by stray bullet and is in critical condition, Buenacosa said. | The driver of the motorcycle identified as Felix Voltaire Tan was hit by stray bullet and is in critical condition, Buenacosa said. | ||
Authorities recovered | Authorities recovered from the crime scene empty shells from a shotgun. | ||
Chief | Chief Supt. Benjarde Mantele, regional police director for Southwest Mindanao (Region 12), said he already organized a special task force to investigate Iligan’s killing. | ||
Mantele admitted they are facing a blank wall as to the motive behind the midwife’s death. | Mantele admitted they are facing a blank wall as to the motive behind the midwife’s death. | ||
“Based on our initial | “Based on our initial investigations, the killing is caused by a personal grudge. But we don’t discount the possibility it’s work-related,” said Mantele in a radio interview. | ||
Mantele said Iligan’s killing took place just few hours after the massacre of five members of the Fegurac family in nearby Senator Ninoy Aquino town also in Sultan Kudarat province. | Mantele said Iligan’s killing took place just a few hours after the massacre of five members of the Fegurac family in nearby Senator Ninoy Aquino town also in Sultan Kudarat province. | ||
The towns of Bagumbayan and Senator Ninoy Aquino are in the hinterlands of Sultan Kudarat. | The towns of Bagumbayan and Senator Ninoy Aquino are located in the hinterlands of Sultan Kudarat. | ||
==Photo Gallery of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines== | ==Photo Gallery of Sultan Kudarat, Philippines== | ||