MANILA—A gunman killed eight people and wounded eight more in a Manila suburb on Friday, triggering fresh calls for better gun control in the Philippines just days after the death of a young girl who was among the scores hit by bullets fired in celebration on New Year's Eve.

Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte condemned the shooting in Kawit, a town in the Cavite province, about 40 kilometers south of Manila, during a news briefing.

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