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| Photo from Cervantes' Facebook account. |
HAGONOY,
Bulacan—A 32-year old former beauty queen turn municipal councilor here was
shot in the head 7:30PM Tuesday in Paombong town.
The
victim survived the attack, but it was enough to raise alarm bells for
residents here due to series of crimes since December when a family was
massacred, followed by a killing of retired teacher and a police officer last
January.
Senior
Superintendent Joel Orduna, province director of the Bulacan police identified
the victim as Francis Dianne Cervantes, 32, single, and resident of Barangay
Mercado here.
A
third term municipal councilor, Cervantes won the Miss Earth Philippines-Fire
title in 2006.
Initial
investigation disclosed that Cervantes was on board a Sym motorcycle with
license plates 8913-RP and was on the way to her family house at Long Valley
Subdivision in Barangay San Isidro 2, Paombong, Bulacan when she was shot in the head around 7:30
Tuesday night.
Witnesses
told investigators that two motorcycle riding men approach the victim and shot
her repeatedly.
Some
even said that they heard at least six gun fires.
The
suspect immediate fled to unknown direction, while bystanders came to rescue
the former beauty queen.
She
was rushed to the Divine Word Hospital at Barangay San Pablo here for first air
treatment and was transferred to Bulacan Medical Center, then to University of
Santo Tomas Hospital in Manila.
Vice
Mayor Pedro Santos told PromdiNEWS in a telephone interview that Cervantes
suffered at least three gunshot wounds.
This
was echoed by Sol Santos, a village councilor who said that she was told that
Cervantes suffered gunshot wounds in the neck, in the head and on her back.
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