MANILA, (APP/AFP) – A candidate for mayor in
the southern Philippines was shot dead on Saturday, police said,
bringing to at least 15 the number of people killed in violence
related to national elections.
The Philippines has a long tradition of political violence
— fuelled by lax gun laws, politicians with private armies and
corrupt law enforcement agencies — and dozens of people are
killed each election campaign.
In the latest incident, unknown gunmen broke into the home
of politician Armando Ceballos in a mountainous town in the
southern Philippines at dawn Saturday and shot him dead,
a provincial police spokesman said.
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Mayor candidate shot dead in Philippine election violence
