Ecija village chief gunned down

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines – Motorcycle-riding men gunned down a barangay chairman in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija Monday morning, authorities said.

In a report here, Senior Superintendent Crisaldo Nievez, Nueva Ecija police director, said the victim, Mario Trillana, 37, chairman of Barangay Bagong Sicat, Cabiao town, was driving his car en route to another village when he was waylaid.

Police were still clueless on the killing.