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BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – A supporter of a Liberal Party (LP) mayoral bet was shot dead on Friday night, May 10, in Brgy. Bug-ang, Toboso, Negros Occidental, according to local police.
The victim, identified as Valentin Parreno, 41, was a supporter of LP mayoral candidate Ma. Luisa de la Cruz. He died from multiple gunshot wounds after he was shot by unidentified gunmen who were alleged to have been supporters of incumbent Toboso Mayor Evelio Valencia (United Negros Alliance), police investigation showed.
Senior Supt. Ricardo de la Paz, officer-in-charge of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office, said that Toboso policemen, who responded to the shooting incident, recovered an empty shell and live ammunition from a caliber .45 pistol at the crime scene.
Parreno was declared dead on arrival at the Alfredo Maranon Memorial District Hospital in Brgy. Bato, Sagay City. The suspects immediately fled after the incident, de la Paz said.
Initial police investigation found that the shooting incident stemmed from a misunderstanding over politics.
Two weeks ago, 2 supporters of Mayor Valencia allegedly assaulted Rolando Baynosa, a barangay kagawad and a supporter of de la Cruz. The incident occurred in Brgy. Salamanca, Toboso, police records showed.
Baynosa, a kagawad of Brgy. Salamanca, Toboso, allegedly slapped a woman named Teodora during a political rally for Valencia on April 28.
Toboso police identified the 2 suspects as Jaquiran Baynosa and Pabling Silva. The 2 men are known supporters of Valencia. – Rappler.com
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