DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines – An incumbent municipal councilor in Umingan town was shot dead on Saturday evening, December 7.
The victim was identified as Ponciano ‘Onyok’ Onia Jr, who is also gunning for a reelection for the 2025 elections.
Initial investigation reveals the incident occurred at around past 7pm on Saturday.
Onia was driving an SUV on the way home to Barangay San Leon when he was waylaid by still-unidentified suspects.
Onia died on the spot, while his companion, whose identity was not named by the police yet, is safe.
Onia, aside from being an incumbent, is also the national president of the Abono Partylist.
Police are still probing the incident. – Rappler.com