DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 July) – Rosita Furigay, a former three-term mayor of Lamitan City in Basilan, her aide and a security guard were killed while two others were injured in a shooting incide…
DAVAO CITY – Rosita Furigay, a former three-term mayor of Lamitan City in Basilan, her aide and a security guard were killed while two others were injured in a shooting incident at the Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, prompting the cancellation of the graduation rites of its Law school.
Rosita Furigay, mayor of Lamitan City for three terms, from 2013 to 2022. She wasat the Ateneo de Manila University on Sunday afternoon, 24 July 2022, to attend her daughter’s graduation from Law school but was shot dead. Photo courtesy of the City Government of Lamitan FB page The Furigays have ruled Lamitan City since the city’s creation 18 years ago. Furigay’s husband, Roderick, was mayor for three terms from 2004 to 2013, was succeeded by her from 2013 to 2022. Roderick is back as mayor. “We mourn with the bereaved, the wounded, and those whose scars from this experience will run deep. We commit our law enforcement agencies to thoroughly and swiftly investigate these killings and bring all involved to justice,” Marcos posted on his Facebook page.
The statement narrated that the incident occurred around an hour before the start of the 2022 commencement exercises of the Ateneo de Manila School of Law at Areté, which was subsequently canceled.
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