A PASAY City councilor was shot dead by still unidentified men at the parking area of the SM Southmall in Las Piñas City on Saturday evening, Aug. 5. Councilor Borbie E. Rivera was declared dead on arrival at a hospital, Las Piñas Police Chief Senior Supt. Marion D. Balonglong said in a phone interview. The police reported that the assailant approached Mr. Rivera, who was waiting in a wheelchair, shot him several times, then was fetched by another unknown man in a motorcycle. The two suspects managed to escape even after Mr. Rivera’s bodyguards fired at them. Southern Police District Chief Supt. Tomas C. Apolinario told radio DZMM that they are investigating whether Mr. Rivera has drug trade involvement based on police records and if that could be related to the killing. — Jil Danielle M. Caro

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