The mayor of Trece Martires City in Cavite province on Thursday was charged with murder over the killing of his vice mayor in July, in what both camps described as an attack fueled by local politics. Lubigan died when a group of gunmen fired at his vehicle on July 7 in Trece Martires, the provincial capital. Four days later, police recovered the gunmen’s vehicle, a black Toyota Hilux, abandoned near a bridge in Maragondon, 26 kilometers away from Trece Martires. She said her husband had to be the “ultimate sacrifice” to finally expose the alleged crimes and disservice of the De Saguns, an old and powerful political clan in Trece Martires City. Prior to his killing, Lubigan apparently decided to run for mayor in 2019 against De Sagun’s wife, Aiza.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 13, 2018 21:34 UTC