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Former Davao Oriental town mayor shot dead in Davao City

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="A shooting incident in Davao City killed a former mayor of Cateel, Davao Oriental. PTV Davao" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/11/22/davao.jpg"/><figcaption>A shooting incident in Davao City killed a former mayor of Cateel, Davao Oriental. <em>PTV Davao</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — A former mayor of Cateel town in Davao Oriental was shot dead in his vehicle outside a fast food restaurant in Barangay Buhangin Proper, Davao City on Wednesday morning, police said.</p><p>Giselo Castillones, 67, mayor of Cateel during the 1980s, suffered 5 gunshot wounds and was declared dead on arrival at the Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City police spokesperson Capt. Hazel Tuazon said.</p><p>His driver Junie Castro was injured in the incident. Their female companion at the back of the car was unharmed.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2880721" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><p>The victims had just gotten back in the SUV after eating at the fast food outlet when unidentified assailants on board a motorcycle shot them.</p><p>Authorities recovered 5 cartridges of a .45 caliber pistol at the crime scene. Checkpoints were put up in various parts of the city to help apprehend the assailants.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/23/newly-elected-village-chairman-shot-dead-in-panabo-city">Newly elected village chairman shot dead in Panabo City</a></li></ul><div><strong>— Report from Hernel Tocmo</strong></div>

A former mayor of Cateel, Davao Oriental was shot dead in his vehicle outside a fast food restaurant in Davao City on Wednesday morning.