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Cavite town mayor faces murder complaint over vice mayor's slay

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ftRBWtzyNuY" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - A complaint for murder and frustrated murder will be filed against the mayor of Trece Martires town over the death of his vice mayor in a shooting.</p><p>Two witnesses can testify that Mayor Melandres de Sagun ordered the killing of Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan, said Senior Supt. William Segun, Cavite police provincial director.</p><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="1424599" 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><p>Two of the 3 gunmen in the shooting will face similar charges over the shooting last July 7 that also resulted in the death of the vice mayor&#x27;s driver, Segun said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://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><div><strong>--report from Dennis Datu and Raffy Santos, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>The Cavite police on Thursday said it is set to file murder charges against Trece Martires Mayor Melandres de Sagun for the slay of the town's vice mayor last July. </p>

The Cavite police on Thursday said it is set to file murder charges against Trece Martires Mayor Melandres de Sagun for the slay of the town's vice mayor last July.