The controversial congressman and husband of Daiana Meneses, Rep. Benjo Benaldo, attempted to commit suicide according to some sources from the House of Representative.
According to sources, the husband of the Mexican model was clearing his room together with his staff to make way for a new occupant after he lost in the recently concluded election.
The Cagayan de Oro lawmaker was found bloodied by staff and security personnel of the House of Representatives inside his office after he reportedly shot himself on the chest using a nine-millimeter handgun.
The lawmaker is “conscious and coherent” according to sources, and is currently confined at the emergency room of the New Era Hospital.