Philippine Mayor Was Behind Congressman’s Killing, Police Say A mayor ordered the Dec. 22 assassination of a lawmaker who was his political rival, and one of the men hired to carry it out has been arrested, the police said. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Statue of Marx, Funded by China, Will Stand in German City of His BirthPark Geun-hye to Be Questioned in Corruption Scandal, South Korea SaysIHT Retrospective Blog: 1967: The Eurocrats: A Vision of UnityFeature: How Egypt’s Activists Became ‘Generation Jail’Taiwan’s Ex-President Ma Ying-jeou Indicted in Wiretapping CaseBan on Head Scarves at Work Is Legal, E.U. Court Rules