In Manila, police officers killed Joel Mata and Antonio Tamboboy in an alleged shootout during a drug sting in Tondo at past 3 a.m. yesterday.
The two men were reportedly in the Manila Police District Station 2’s drug watchlist.
The two suspects reportedly shot at the policemen after sensing the drug deal was a sting. The lawmen took the two suspects to the Gat Andres Bonifacio Medical Center, where they were declared dead on arrival.