Tag page - Election related violent incidents

At least 29 election-related violent incidents have been reported since the start of the filing of certificate of candidacy for the May 12 midterm elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson George Erwin Garcia said on Monday, March 4. In an interview after a conference with officials...

Requests that would pave the way for unequal footing in the electoral landscape in Sulu were some of the things denied by Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie which later led to a daring daylight ambush against him that claimed the life of his brother. (Photo from the Office of Comelec...

COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A candidate for village chair in Lanao del Sur was shot dead by his rival brother following an altercation inside the voting precinct in Butig, Lanao del Sur, on Monday morning. Lanao del Sur police provincial director, Col. Robert Daculan, identified the victim as...

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay chairman and five others were wounded in a shooting incident during the barangay elections in Barangay Lahi-Lahi, Tuburan, Basilan on Monday, October 30. BUREAU of Fire Protection personnel respond to a shooting incident in Tuburan, Basilan during the...

COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Two voters were killed while five others were wounded by gunmen in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte, on Monday morning, October 30. Police Lt. Col. Esmael Madin, Datu Odin Sinsuat police chief, said the gunmen attacked the still unnamed victims as they were about to...