Pre-election shooting, harassment

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The number of violent incidents continues to rise more  than a week before the May 13 mid-term elections. On May 2, Mayor Jose Ardales and his 23-year-old son George were shot outside their home in the town of Victoria in Northern Samar. The re-electionist Ardales is running under the National Unity Party against Liberal Party candidate Guillermo Jumamil. In Agusan del Sur, communist rebels flagged down a candidate for vice mayor. The bet was unharmed but alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) burned down two motorcycles which were part of his convoy.  The April 25 ambush in Lanao del Norte, which killed 13 people, increased the number of poll-related deaths by over 20%.

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