Jones, Isabela – After being taken hostage together with dozens of his supporters, the vice mayor of this town has reportedly been killed by armed men believed to be New People’s Army (NPA) rebels. Jones, Isabela Chief Insp. Noel Patalittan, chief of the Jones police office, confirmed late yesterday afternoon that Vice Mayor Ronolda Lucas has already been killed by her captors. There was no word on the fate of the Lucas’ bodyguards who were abducted with her. It was earlier reported that Lucas and a group of 100 supporters were in the area of Barangay Dicamay distributing cash relief assistance to El Niño affected villagers when armed men arrived and stopped her convoy. “Madaling araw pa lang nang umalis sina vice mayor para tulungan ang mga tao roon na nakakaranas na ng matinding tagtuyot,may cash relief at delata para sa kanila, ngunit hinarang ang mga ito (It was at [...]
