CEBU CITY — Two municipal employees of Ronda town in southern Cebu, who reportedly witnessed the killing of Mayor Mariano Blanco III on Sept. 5, have gone into hiding. They have also left their homes and their families, according to newly installed Ronda Mayor Rocky Gabatan. Town hall attackThe two missing employees, who were hired as municipal property custodians, were in the town hall when a group of armed men arrived in a white van. The two witnesses told police that they later heard gunfire coming from the office of the mayor on the second floor. After the armed men left, they rushed to the office and saw the bloodied Blanco.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 10, 2018 21:11 UTC