Antonio Cando Halili (February 8, 1946 – July 2, 2018) was a Filipino politician who served as the Mayor of Tanauan, Batangas in 1992 and from 2013 until his assassination in 2018.
In 2016, Halili became the center of newfound attention after he ordered drug suspects to be paraded around the city, in a campaign that was dubbed the ‘walk of shame’.
[1] On July 2, 2018, Halili was shot by an unidentified sniper during a flag raising ceremony at the Tanauan City Hall.
Philippine National Police Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said that a regional special task group had been convened to investigate the killing, and was considering the suspect parades a motive.
One day later, another Philippine mayor, Ferdinand Bote of General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, was also shot dead, by a sniper.