Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Alert up for armed groups in polls

From the Visayan Daily Star (Nov 27): Alert up for armed groups in polls

The armed group behind the ambush of Pulupandan Mayor Magdaleno Peña and the New People’s Army rebels who claimed responsibility for the numerous killings in Escalante City in previous elections, will be monitored in next year’s election, Senior Supt. Milko Lirazan, provincial police director, said. Police records show that majority of the killings of supporters of a politician in Escalante during the 2007 and 2010 elections were claimed by the NPA Jean Pelle Command. Peña survived the ambush in 2010 and his son, Miguel, is now running unopposed for mayor of Pulupandan next year. Lirazan said they are also validating the list of barangays in Negros Occidental, with reported sightings of armed rebels, in preparation for the May 2013 elections.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2012/November/27/topstory7.htm

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