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THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday raised alarm over a spate of violence committed against barangay election candidates and officials in various parts of the country.
As the campaign season for the 2023 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections have yet to commence, acts of assault and violence have already been recorded, it lamented.
The commission cited the first case of the killing of Alex Repato, an incumbent chairperson of Barangay San Jose in Libon, Albay.
Repato is the fourth barangay official in Libon who was killed, along with Barangay Nogpo councilor Reliosa Mata and her husband Nogpo Barangay Captain Alfredo Mata, Barangay Captain Oscar Maronilla of Barangay San Pascual, and Barangay Bariw Kagawad Salvador Olivares.
