A barangay chairman was killed and his son was wounded in a broad daylight shooting incident in front of their house in Barangay Banitan, Guimba, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday afternoon, July 23.
Police identified the fatality as Barangay Banitan Chairman Cenon Pineda Jr., 55.
Investigation said Pineda and son Noel, 32, were supervising the construction of their gate when unidentified men onboard a motorcycle arrived and shot them.
The Pinedas sustained bullet wounds and Cenon was declared dead in a hospital where Noel is recovering.
Police are conducting follow-up and manhunt operations.
Cenon is the third barangay chairman killed in Nueva Ecija after the May 12 midterm elections.
The first and second fatalities were Joel Damacio of Talavera on June 9 and Cesar Asuncion of Laur on July 13.