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Slain Cavite vice mayor had plans to bare corruption in city hall, says PACC chief

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Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News

MANILA - The killing of a vice mayor in Cavite may have something to do with his intent to name people allegedly involved in massive corruption in the city hall, the chief of President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s anti-corruption commission said Tuesday. Dante Jimenez, head of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), said he has reliable information that Trece Martires Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan had knowledge of the alleged corruption. “I have a picture of the possible motive of the killing of vice mayor of Trece Martires, they say its politically motivated but the informant informed us that it could be related to corruption,” Jimenez told ABS-CBN News“As vice mayor you have so many information. Huwag na tayo maglokohan dito. Madali sabihin na politika pero kung meron leads towards another specific angle, then investigators should look into this. I won&#x27;t go on further details pero mabibigat ito,” he added.Jimenez said PACC is now investigating sources and documents in relation to the information they got. He said they will share it with the departments of Justice and Interior Local Government before making a recommendation to the President. Lubigan and his aide were gunned down last Saturday by still unidentified assailants aboard an SUV. He was the third local official to be shot dead in less than a week. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/07/18/cavite-town-vice-mayor-killed-in-ambush">Cavite town vice mayor killed in ambush</a></li></ul>He was a three-termer city councilor before he became Vice Mayor. He was supposed to announce his candidacy for the mayoral post last Monday. Police earlier said they are eyeing politics behind the slay of Lubigan, citing information from his family and friends.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/09/18/police-eye-3-persons-of-interest-in-cavite-vice-mayor-slay">Police eye 3 persons of interest in Cavite vice mayor slay</a></li></ul>Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, who visited the wake of Lubigan on Tuesday, said the family shared information that indicates political rift.“May kuwento sa akin na siya ay vice mayor pero walang opisina, walang pondo, walang sariling empleyado. Ngayon ko lang din nalaman &#x27;yun, puwede palang mangyari &#x27;yun. Pero hayaan natin ang pulisya na magimbestiga,” he said. Meliza Lubigan, youngest sister of the vice mayor, confirmed that the vice mayor was evicted from his office since 2016.She also said his brother was also powerless whenever he sees something not right in local government transactions at the city hall.

The killing of a vice mayor in Cavite may have something to do with his intent to make public people allegedly involved in massive corruption in the city hall, the chief of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-corruption commission said Tuesday.

The killing of a vice mayor in Cavite may have something to do with his intent to make public people allegedly involved in massive corruption in the city hall, the chief of President Rodrigo Duterte's anti-corruption commission said Tuesday.

Slain Cavite vice mayor had plans to bare corruption in city hall, says PACC chief

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Slain Cavite vice mayor had plans to bare corruption in city hall, says PACC chief

Ron Gagalac,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 10, 2018 08:24 PM PHT

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