A government worker was shot dead on Tuesday night, January 9, in a rebel-infested mountain sub-village in Negros Oriental’s Guihulngan City.

The Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office said the killers were members of the New People’s Army (NPA).

Authorities also refused to identify the victim except that he was a 54-year-old casual employee of Guihulngan local government and a resident of Barangay Bulado’s Sitio Mainit.

He was shot at 8:40 p.m. inside his residence after three men armed with long firearms barged inside his house and shot him multiple times.

The sub-village of Mainit is about 15 kilometers from the city proper.

Lt. Colonel Romeo Cubo, local police chief, said the victim was a “government asset” and was believed to be the reason behind the killing.

Cubo added the victim’s father was also a “cadre” and actively involved in the campaign against the Communist insurgency and was also allegedly killed by NPA rebels several years ago. (PNA)