Bulacan village chief gunned down

SAN ILDEFONSO, Bulacan, Philippines — The chairman of Barangay Malipampang in this town was shot dead by motorcycle-riding men yesterday.

Felimon Santos was in front of a store beside his house when the gunmen arrived and shot him several times, Lt. Col. Voltaire Rivera, San Ildefonso police chief, said, citing initial investigation.

A bystander identified as Richard del Rosario was hit by a stray bullet and taken to a hospital for treatment.

Residents said Santos survived an assassination attempt a few years ago.