Compostela Valley Tribal Chief Shot Dead In Monkayo

Compostela Valley Tribal Chief Shot Dead In Monkayo   A tribal leader who had been critical of illegal logging was gunned down in Monkayo, Compostela Valley Monday night.   Senior Superintendent Aaron Aquino, Compostela Valley police director, said Carlito Chavez, known as Datu Namagyo as chieftain of the Dibabawon tribe, was eating in a bakeshop along Magsaysay Street in Monkayo town when two men fired at him.   Aquino said Chavez had been known to be active in the campaign against illegal...

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