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Antique mayor bares slay, seeks police protection

By Florence F. Hibionada

A town mayor of the Province of Antique made a desperate call for police protection as he made public a supposed liquidation plot aimed at him.

With the matter now reaching higher police command, Laua-an Mayor Aser Baladjay said the planned hit on his life is the handiwork of his political enemies. No specifics were disclosed on the identities of the purported masterminds as of yet however said mayor added that mercenaries and hit-men have been paid to execute the assassination.

In an interview over Bombo Radyo, the neophyte town mayor further revealed that intelligence information gathered by his camp validated the threats on his life. As such, he officially sent word to Chief Supt. Doroteo Reyes, Police Regional Office (PRO) 6 Director to grant him detailed police security.

To his assailants, Mayor Baladjay appealed for sobriety even as he offered to sit down with them in order for him to know why they want him dead and where he did wrong in his governance. As it is, he said he is at a loss for plausible reasons particularly since he is just on his first term in office.

The hit-men are reportedly four locals of northern Antique who have since planned out the manner of liquidation for a considerable sum of money.

Pending additional security from PRO 6 here, said mayor has taken extra precautions to guard his life and that of his family. Efforts are also underway to ascertain the identities of the masterminds with Laua-an police on alert in securing the mayor's safety.