Cotabato City, Aug. 4 -- A 24-year-old teacher in Lanao del Sur was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on Monday morning, police reported.

In his report to the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), Lanao del Sur Police Provincial Director Col. Caezar Cabuhat identified the victim as Danilo Barba, a dedicated teacher at Balabagan Trade School.

The victim, a native of Trento, Agusan del Sur, was walking toward the school in Barangay Narra, Balabagan, when a lone gunman shot him at about 8 a.m. Barba died on the spot from gunshot wounds to the head.

Bangsamoro education Minister Mohagher Iqbal condemned the killing.

"It is with deep sorrow that the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) condem...