Basilan Judge Fatally Shot in Zamboanga City
A presiding judge of a Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Basilan, Joseph Wee Sit, was killed in a shooting incident in Zamboanga City. Local government strongly condemned the act, and police have intensified efforts to apprehend the perpetrators.
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