Manila, Oct. 11 -- Members of the legal community and local officials in this city joined the family of a slain government employee in seeking justice following his fatal shooting here on Friday night.

The victim, Niruh Kyle Antatico, a Juris Doctor graduate and employee of the National Irrigation Authority - Northern Mindanao (NIA-10), was gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants along the highway in Barangay Patag.

In a statement, 1st District Rep. Lordan Suan called on law enforcement to conduct a swift, transparent and thorough investigation.

"Those who plotted and carried out this brutal killing must be found, prosecuted and made to answer fully for the crime," he said.

Investigators consider Antatico's recent social media pos...