A man was shot dead during a birth anniversary celebration in Tayum, Abra on Monday, March 31.
Police identified the victim as Mark Angelo Vibas, legal age, jobless.
Investigation said the victim was having a drinking session with friends outside a house to celebrate a friend's birthday.
At around 11:35 p.m., the victim was told to go home by the house owner and she went inside her home.
Moments later, shots rang out and the woman saw the victim sprawled on the ground.
The victim died from a bullet wound in the head.
The incident was reported to the police at past 12 midnight on April 1.
Police recovered a spent .45 caliber shell in the crime scene.
This was the latest shooting incident that rocked the province before the midterm polls.
Days earlier, authorities signed a covenant for a peaceful elections.