Village treasurer, 2-year-old daughter slain in ambush

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A barangay treasurer and his two-year-old daughter were killed in an ambush in Barangay Rosary Heights 7 in this city on Friday.

Mhads Mamantal, treasurer of Barangay Mother Bagua, and his daughter Norlyn were in a minivan when they were waylaid along Oblates Drive.

Their companion, Saddam Mamantal, was wounded.

Col. Querubin Manalang Jr., city police chief, said the victims were declared dead on arrival at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center.

Manalang said Mamantal had just withdrawn barangay funds from a bank amounting to P1.4 million when they were attacked.

The money was recovered by responding policemen and turned over to the office of the barangay captain.

An investigation is ongoing.