ZAMBOANGA CITY: Gunmen shot and wounded a Bukidnon town mayor early Saturday, reports said.

It said the vehicle of Mayor Joelito Jacosalem Talaid, of Bukidnon’s Kadingilan town, was flagged down by gunmen at a checkpoint in the village of Kibogtok. But it was unclear why gunmen shot the politician or whether he had put up a fight.

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