The Philippine Daily Inquirer-July 6

The footage—different versions are now online—of the long-range assassination of Mayor Antonio Halili of Tanauan, Batangas, is chilling. The sight of him flinching, then staggering, then falling out of the view of the camera, then slumped on the ground, is unnerving for many reasons. Two horrifying facts stand out: First, the assassination is so brazen, it is happening out in the open, while city officials are assembled for the Monday flag ceremony; and second, the assassin is nowhere to be seen.

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First published in: The Philippine Daily Inquirer