MISS PHILIPPINES-EARTH 2013 RUNNER UP GUNNED DOWN IN FRONT OF KIDS IN ISABELA

A FORMER beauty queen on Friday night was shot dead in front of her three children in Isabela.

Slain was Lullete Jane Ramilo-De Guzman, 32, Miss Philippines Earth 2013 runner-up.

The killing occurred in front of the victim’s house in Bgy. Cabaritan, San Manuel municipality.

Ramilo-De Guzman was seated inside her sports utility vehicle, along with her children, while her father was opening the gate when the suspect riding a motorcycle without plate number suddenly pulled over and shot her repeatedly around 6:45 p.m. on Friday.

The gunman fled eastward along the national road in the town’s District 3 after the killing.

The ex-beauty queen was rushed to Manuel Roxas District Hospital but was declared dead on arrival due to gunshot wounds in the face and body.

Her children were left unscathed but were experiencing psychological trauma following their mother’s killing.

Ramilo-De Guzman works as a public school teacher after completing a degree at University of Perpetual Help System-Isabela campus.

She was a former Miss San Manuel and finished as a runner-up in the 2013 Miss Philippines-Earth pageant, where she also received minor awards, including Miss Global International and Miss Genuine Person.

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez  Jr. on Sunday ordered a full-scale manhunt against the gunman.

A Special Task Force was formed to solve the case.