The House of Representatives is seen at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN

HOUSE SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday urged authorities to swiftly investigate the killing of a House of Representatives official, calling for prompt action to ensure justice is served.

The Philippine National Police and National Bureau of Investigation should carry out a “thorough, impartial and swift” probe into the killing of House Director Mauricio R. Pulhin, chief of technical staff of the chamber’s ways and means panel, to bring closure to the case, he said in a statement.

“We condemn this brutal act of violence in the strongest possible terms,” he said in a statement.

Mr. Pulhin, 63, was shot dead by two unidentified assailants while attending his daughter’s birthday celebration at a subdivision in Barangay Commonwealth, the Quezon City Police District said in a separate statement.

“As they fled on a motorcycle, they also fired at the subdivision’s security guard before escaping,” it said. “Witnesses are being interviewed, and all leads are actively pursued.”

“All angles must be pursued — including, but not limited to, his professional affiliations — so that the truth may come out and justice may be served,” said Mr. Romualdez. — Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio

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