DIGOS CITY – The former village chief of Barangay Linawan in Bansalan town, Davao del Sur died on the way to a hospital here after unidentified assailants shot him on Saturday morning. Police Chief Inspector Grace de Castro, Davao del Sur police spokesperson, said former Barangay Captain Orle Espina was declared dead on arrival at the Medical Center of Digos City, where he was rushed after suffering gunshot wounds. ADVERTISEMENTA still unidentified attacker shot Espina about 8 a.m. in Barangay Dolo in Bansalan. He was first rushed to the town’s Centeno Hospital, where doctors administered initial treatment and referred his case to another hospital in Digos City, about 17 kilometers away. He is out of danger and had been referred to the Davao del Sur Provincial Hospital in Digos City.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 29, 2018 04:41 UTC