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Northern Samar judge survives shooting

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A municipal judge from Laoang, Northern Samar survived after being shot by two men on a motorcycle early morning Tuesday while he was on his way to Catarman where his sala is located.

Laoang PNP head Police Chief Inspector Rafael Tayaban said Presiding Judge Reynaldo Espinar survived because he was wearing a bullet-proof vest.

Espinar met his attackers on the road where they shot him twice on the chest. The suspects fled in the direction of Laoang town when the judge crashed, likely believing him dead. 

Police said the judge has been wearing his bullet-proof vest for years now, after receiving threats to his life.

Espinar went to the police station after the incident, reported the shooting and identified his assailants Felino Robelles and Catalino Ylan. Police are on a manhunt for the suspects.

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