Isabela village chief, 3 tanods survive ambush

TUGUEGARAO CITY , Philippines   â€“ A village chief and three of his tanods (barangay watchmen) escaped death in an ambush by unidentified men after attending a wedding reception in San Pablo, Isabela last Saturday night, police said.

Barangay chairman Bricsio Gummaru and his tanods were cruising Sitio Flaviano, Barangay Dalena in San Pablo on board an Isuzu truck when they were waylaid.

Amid the gunfire, Gummaru and his men managed to jump off the truck and run for their safety.

Superintendent Narciso Paragas, spokesman of the Isabela police, said the ambush was the first violent incident reported after the generally peaceful elections in the province.

Police were investigating if the attack was politically motivated.