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Ilocos Norte councilor survives gun attack

Raymund Catindig - The Philippine Star
March 28, 2019 | 12:00am

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — A municipal councilor and his driver were unhurt in a shooting by motorcycle-riding men in Barangay Manalpac, Solsona, Ilocos Norte on Tuesday.

Police said Joven Pascua and his driver Sidney Viloria were in a Toyota Fortuner on their way home when they were shot.

Bullet shells for an M16 rifle were recovered at the scene.

Pascua is seeking reelection in the May polls. 

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