A barangay (village) councilman linked to a top drug suspect in Cebu was killed while his companion was wounded by a lone gunman who shot them at pointblank outsides a fast food chain in Cebu City early dawn on Friday. Senior Police Officer 3 Rommel Bancog of Cebu City Police homicide section identified the fatality as Neil Abella, 46, councilman of Barangay San Isidro, San Fernando town, south Cebu. His friend, Enricclint Alesna, 41, a businessman of Carcar City, also in south Cebu, was wounded in the attack. Alesna, who was seated at the front seat, sustained a gunshot wound on his right forearm and was brought to a Cebu City Hospital. “It was possible that the gunman waited for them (Abella and Alesna),” Bancog added.

Source: Manila Times April 13, 2018 16:08 UTC