Abra village council bet gunned down
A candidate for kagawad (village councilor) in barangay Bangbangcag, Bucay, Abra, was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen 8:20 Tuesday morning at sitio Nagpasinan, Bangbangcag, also in Bucay.The latest fatality in the already tense situation in Bucay and nearby towns in the northern province ahead of the barangay and SK elections on October 30 was identified as Catalino M. Turalba Sr.Together with his son and namesake, Turalba was on board blue Motorstar 110cc motorcycle heading towards their village when two still-unidentified gunmen on board a black Pinoy motorcycle tailed them and shot the candidate twice using a pistol.The victim was rushed to St. Therese Hospital in Talogtog, Dolores town in Abra and died there, said Corporal Vicsyd D.