Incident Summary:

09/05/2018: Assailants attacked the office of Mayor Mariano Blanco in Ronda, Cebu, Philippines. The building security guards were first disarmed and then Blanco was shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201809050011

When:
2018-09-05

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Cebu

City:
Ronda district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Ronda
Specific Description Mayor: Mariano Blanco
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) No
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. Sources suspected that the attack may have been related to the illicit drug trade.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 4
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Philippine: unknown gunmen fatally shoot mayor," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), September 5, 2018.
"Cebu town Mayor shot dead in office," Manila News.Net, September 5, 2018.
"Philippines mayor shot dead inside his office," Dotemirates.com, September 5, 2018.