WorldMANILA (AFP) - A Philippine mayor on President Rodrigo Duterte's list of allegedly narcotics-linked officials was shot dead in his own office on Wednesday, police said. The Philippines has a violent and often deadly political culture, but watchdogs have expressed concern Duterte's narcotics crackdown may be emboldening assailants. Blanco, 59, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen after midnight in his office, the local police chief said. The mayor was there as he was sleeping in his office,” Senior Inspector Jayr Palcon told AFP. Palcon said the mayor was on Duterte's so-called narco-list of officials involved in drugs, which was confirmed by a spokesman for the Philippines' Drug Enforcement Agency.

Source: Sunday Times September 05, 2018 06:00 UTC