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Hundreds pay last respects to slain Batangas mayor

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Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1429639" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><em>Drone shots outside the church where a Mass for the late Tanauan Mayor Antonio Halili was held. Val Cuenca, ABS-CBN News</em></div><p>TANAUAN, Batangas -- Hundreds of residents in this city on Sunday paid their last respects to their slain mayor, Antonio Halili.</p><p>Halili was gunned down during a flag-raising ceremony on Monday. He was the first of 3 city officials killed by unidentified gunman this past week.</p><p>Clad in yellow, white and black, a sea of Tanaueños attended the necrological Mass for Halili at the St. John the Evangelist Parish.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1429637" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><em>Supporters walk beside a vehicle carrying Halili&#x27;s remains. Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News; Jann Antonio</em></div><p>Halili had gained prominence for introducing a &quot;walk of shame&quot; parade of alleged drug dealers through Tanauan.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/nation/regions/05/24/16/duterte-backs-mayor-who-parades-crime-suspects">Duterte backs mayor who parades crime suspects</a></li></ul><p>However, Halili was stripped of his supervisory powers over local police in October 2017 due to a proliferation of illegal drugs in his city, amid allegations by the national police that he may have been involved.</p><p>Hours after the mayor was killed, President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Halili, saying he pretended to be an anti-illegal drug crusader to cover up his supposed involvement in the narcotics trade.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/04/18/slain-batangas-mayor-had-drug-links-pdea-insists">Slain Batangas mayor had drug links, PDEA insists</a></li></ul><p>Halili&#x27;s daughter, Angeline, claimed Duterte had been fed false information about her father, whom she said would rather die than be a drug lord.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/03/18/duterte-given-wrong-info-on-slain-tanauan-mayor-says-daughter">Duterte given wrong info on slain Tanauan mayor, says daughter</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/03/18/tanauan-mayor-would-rather-die-than-be-a-drug-lord-daughter">Tanauan mayor &#x27;would rather die than be a drug lord&#x27; - daughter</a></li></ul><p>Investigators have identified 3 persons of interest in Halili&#x27;s killing, of whom 2 are allegedly linked to the narcotics trade.</p><p>The Halili family will hold necrological rites for their patriarch at the new city hall on Sunday noon.</p><p>Their political allies are expected to attend, including Senator Panfilo Lacson, who has denounced Halili&#x27;s assassination.</p><p>The mayor will be laid to rest at the Loyola Memorial Gardens, located beside the Tanauan city hall, at 3 p.m. Sunday.</p><p>Two other city officials have been killed by unidentified gunmen this week following Halili&#x27;s murder. Among them were Mayor <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/07/06/18/bagong-cctv-footage-ng-mga-salarin-sa-bote-slay-hawak-na-ng-pulisya"><strong>Ferdinand Bote</strong></a> of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija and Vice Mayor <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/08/18/caught-on-cam-fatal-ambush-on-cavite-vice-mayor"><strong>Alex Lubigan</strong></a> of Trece Martires, Cavite. </p>

<p>TANAUAN, Batangas - Hundreds of residents in this city on Sunday paid their last respects to their slain mayor, Antonio Halili.</p><p> </p>

TANAUAN, Batangas - Hundreds of residents in this city on Sunday paid their last respects to their slain mayor, Antonio Halili.

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Hundreds pay last respects to slain Batangas mayor

Kevin Manalo,

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Published Jul 08, 2018 10:04 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 08, 2018 09:27 PM PHT

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