Cagayan town mayor shot dead during campaign sortie

Town mayor falls in hail of bullets

TUGUEGARAO CITY — Mayor Joel Ruma of Rizal, Cagayan, was shot dead and two others were critically wounded when unidentified gunmen fired into the barangay hall where he was campaigning Wednesday night, police said Thursday. Ruma and his aide, Merson Abiguebel, as well as a civilian, Melanie Talay, were taken to the Tuao District Hospital but the mayor was declared dead on arrival. Abiguebel and Talay were in critical condition. It was unclear wh…

Campaign sortie turns violent: Rizal, Cagayan mayor gunned down

The incumbent mayor of Rizal, Cagayan was shot dead during a campaign sortie, according to the Philippine National Police.

Mayor of Philippine town Cagayan shot dead during campaign rally

Joel Ruma was rushed to hospital, but pronounced dead on arrival - Anadolu Ajansı

Rizal, Cagayan Mayor Joel Ruma shot dead at campaign sortie

Rizal, Cagayan Mayor Joel Ruma was shot dead by unidentified assailants during a campaign sortie on Wednesday night.

Cagayan town mayor shot dead during campaign sortie

Rizal, Cagayan Mayor Joel Ruma — Photo from the Philippine News Agency MANILA, Philippines — Incumbent Rizal, Cagayan Mayor Joel Ruma was shot dead during a campaign rally on Wednesday night, said the Philippine National Police. Based on a police report from Police Regional Office 2, Ruma and another civilian — a certain Merson Abiguebel — were shot while they were attending a campaign rally in Barangay Illuru Sur in Rizal, Cagayan at around 9:3…

Rizal, Cagayan mayor shot dead during campaign sortie

Rizal, Cagayan mayor shot dead during campaign sortie