11 mayors, 6 vice mayors have been killed under Duterte administration

At least 11 mayors and six vice mayors have been killed under the Duterte administration so far, according to a report on Unang Balita.

In 2016, Samsudin Dimaukom, the mayor of Datu Saudi Ampatuan in Maguindanao was killed in an armed encounter.

On November 5, 2016, Albuera Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Senior was killed in an armed encounter inside his cell.

The following month, Pantar Lanao del Norte Mayor Mohammad Exchan Limbona was killed in an ambush.

The mayor of Marcos town in Ilocos Norte, Arsenio Agustin, was also killed in an ambush.

Balete, Batangas Mayor Leovino Hidalgo was shot dead amid a basketball competition.

In July 30, 2017, Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog was killed during a raid.

This year, five mayors were killed.

Buenavista, Bohol Mayor Ronald Lowell Tirol, who was killed in a cockpit arena while Tanauan City, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili was shot dead during a flag raising ceremony in front of city hall.

General Tinio, Nueva Ecija Mayor Ferdinand Bote was killed in an ambush while Ronda, Cebu Mayor Mariano Blanco was killed inside the town hall.

The latest incident is the ambush of Sudipen, La Union Mayor Alexander Buquing.

The case of Bien Unido, Bohol Mayor Gisela Bendong-Boniel was not included in the list. although it is believed that she was killed for personal reasons, her body has not yet been found.

The following are the vice mayors who died from August 2016 to July 2018.

• Pamplona, Cagayan Vice Mayor Aaron Sampaga
• Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao Vice Mayor Anwar Sindatuk
• Roxas, Oriental Mindoro Vice Mayor Jackson Cinco Dy
• Ronda, Cebu Vice Mayor Jonah John Ungab
• Trece Martires, Cavite Vice Mayor Alexander Lubigan
• Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi Vice Mayor Al-Rashid Mohammad Ali

— BAP, GMA News