{"id":168585,"date":"2018-07-01T23:37:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T03:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=168585"},"modified":"2018-07-02T00:27:38","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T04:27:38","slug":"tanauan-city-mayor-antonio-halili-shot-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/01\/tanauan-city-mayor-antonio-halili-shot-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili shot dead"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili. (Photo<\/a>: Tanauan City’s Hope\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA, Philippines \u2014 Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili on Monday morning was shot dead during a flag-raising ceremony at his town\u2019s city hall.<\/p>\n

Halili, joined by city hall employees, was in the middle of singing the country\u2019s national anthem, \u2018Lupang Hinirang,\u2019 when a gunshot emanated from the scene, a Facebook Live video streamed by Tanauan City Public Information Officer Gerry Laresma showed.<\/p>\n

The mayor was rushed to CP Reyes Medical Hospital and was initially reported to have been in critical condition.<\/p>\n

However, a spot report by the Police Regional Office-4, stated that Halili was \u201cdeclared DOA (dead on arrival)\u201d after sustaining a single gunshot wound on his chest. He was declared dead at 8:45 a.m.<\/p>\n

Chief Supt. Edward Carranza of Calabarzon region police said in a radio interview that a sniper could have shot Halili and no other individual was hurt in the shooting.<\/p>\n

He added that a task force had been created to handle the case.<\/p>\n

Halili made headlines for the \u201cwalk of shame\u201d campaign he implemented in Tanauan, where some suspected law offenders carrying \u201cWag tularan<\/em> (Do not emulate)\u201d slogan paraded the town.<\/p>\n

In November last year, the National Police Commission (Napolcom) released a resolution stripping governor and mayors, including Halili, of police powers for their alleged involvement in illegal drugs or abuse of authority.<\/p>\n

Halili denied any involvement in the proliferation of illegal drugs and said he “did not lose a thing” as he didn’t control or supervise the local police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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