The Senate Justice and Human Rights committee has expressed serious concern over the recent spate of crimes involving motorcycle-bound perpetrators, colloquially known as the “riding in tandem.” Senator Richard J. Gordon, committee chairman, issued the statement following the latest shooting inc
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SCENE OF THE CRIME.The areain Barangay Baliwasan, Zamboanga City where Al-Barka, Basilan Mayor Darussalam Lajid and a companion were killed on Monday morning (Dec. 6, 2021). The victims were on their way to a seaside mosque when ambushed by four unidentified gunmen on motorcycles. (Photo courtesy of Fayyeza/Bright Channel Facebook) MANILA - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has yet to receive a formal report on the killing of Mayor Darussalam Lajid of Al-Barka, Basilan province and whether it was politically motivated or not. DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Tuesday the local police is working on the case but he also alerted the National Bureau of Investigation to extend assistance. Lajid was with Akbar town Mayor Alih Awal Sali, their driver and Sali's cousin, Farrad Nurrudin, and escorts when four gunmen on motorcycles ambushed them on their way to a seaside mosque in Barangay Baliwasan, Zamboanga City on Monday morning. Nurrudin also died while Sali was wounded. "We'