By ELY DUMABOC
ZAMBOANGA
CITY - A grade school principal was shot dead outside a church in Bongao,
Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday evening, November 14, police said.
Killed was Ponchita Francisco, OIC principal of the Mindanao
State University Grade School.
Supt Rodelio Jocson, Tawi-Tawi provincial commander, said
Francisco was shot by a lone assailant at around 6 pm right outside the Our
Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in the capital Bongao.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on
arrival. A bystander was also hurt in the incident.
The gunman fled on board a motorcycle, Jocson added.
Francisco was promoted to the position only last June. Police
said they also considered the angle of jealousy due to her promotion.