IN MOURNING. The Municipality of Isabela in Negros Occidental flies the Philippine flag at half mast on Thursday (Aug. 25, 2022) as the community mourns the death of village chief Danilo Dautil of Barangay Cabcab. Dautil was shot by two unidentified assailants on his way home last Aug. 24.(Photo courtesy of Vamos Isabela Facebook page) BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) is investigating the killing of two village chiefs in the remote barangays of Negros Occidental in the past 48 hours. Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, director of Police Regional Office-Western Visayas, said on Friday he has directed Col. Leo Pamittan, police provincial director, to investigate the cases thoroughly. "Two elected officials have been killed one after the other. We are looking at the possibility that these are interconnected," he told reporters in a press briefing at the NOCPPO headquarters. On Wednesday night, Danilo Dautil, 62, the chairperson of Barangay Cabcab in