Dentist slain in Pasay clinic

MANILA, Philippines - An unidentified man shot dead a dentist in his clinic along Arnaiz Avenue in Pasay City before noon yesterday.

The man barged into the clinic of Carlos Tan Acuesta, 49, at the fourth floor of the Antonio Building and shot the victim several times, Southern Police District director Chief Superintendent Jose Erwin Villacorte said.

The victim was brought to the Pasay City Hospital but was declared dead upon arrival.