Ambush suspect slain

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines – A suspect in the ambush of Marcos, Ilocos Norte Vice Mayor Jessie Ermitanio was killed by motorcycle-riding men yesterday.

Joey Sia, 34, a resident of Barangay Cabittauran in Nueva Era town, was driving his tricycle in Barangay 14, Laoag City, when he was shot at around 12:30 p.m. He died while being treated at the Governor Roque Ablan Sr. Memorial Hospital and Medical Center.

Ermitanio and his two aides were wounded while his driver died in the ambush in Barangay Daquioag on April 4.

Another suspect, Allan Gante, 26, was arrested during a follow-up operation.