Man shot in both legs in Palawan mangrove area; suspects flee

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Police said two armed men shot a 39-year-old man several times in a mangrove area in Bataraza, Palawan, on Saturday night, Nov. 7, wounding him in both legs. The victim, identified only by the alias “James,” is a married resident of Barangay Tarusan. The attack occurred around 8 p.m., according