Asturias shooting: Cebu lawmaker calls for swift probe on killing of village chief, wife

Cebu 3rd District Rep. Pablo John Garcia has urged authorities to shed light on the shooting in Asturias, northwest Cebu that claimed the lives of a village chief and his wife. CDNDigital

Police examine the crime scene where a couple as killed in Asturias town, northern Cebu on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. CDN Digital Photo | Paul Lauro

Garcia, in a statement, asked the police for a ‘swift and thorough investigation’ on the deaths of Manguiao Barangay Captain Mario Tundag and his wife, Edna. The lawmaker also expressed alarm over the brutal killing, which happened last Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in broad daylight.

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