Drug killings down 2 village chiefsTWO village chairmen died in separate ambush incidents in the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Isabela on Friday night in what police said were drug-related killings. Santos said Torralba’s killing may be attributed to illegal drug activities, where drug syndicates are “clearing within their ranks”. Melanio Vinoray meanwhile was stabbed in the head by an arrested drug suspect in Villasis village. Rodelio Santos, said the victim is a younger brother of a former Badoc town vice mayor, Thomas Torralba, who leads the town’s drug watch list. Drug-related killings and violence have persisted in Isabela’s major towns, and the police have yet to identify the suspects.

Source: Manila Times July 16, 2016 13:52 UTC