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The sufferer, who filed his certificates of candidacy for councilor in Datu Hoffer city beneath the Lakas-CMD, had not acquired loss of life threats and felt secure within the space, says his spouse who survived the assault
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Gunmen attacked and killed a candidate for municipal councilor in Datu Hoffer, Maguindanao del Sur, prompting the police to kind a particular workforce of investigators to establish the perpetrators and remedy the case.
The sufferer, recognized as 45-year-old Toto Gogo Kensa, was driving a bike along with his spouse, Norhaiya, when assailants opened fireplace at them alongside a freeway close to Labu-Labu village round 6 pm on Saturday, October 19.
The couple was on their method dwelling from Shariff Aguak once they have been ambushed, authorities stated.
Kensa had filed his candidacy for city councilor within the 2025 elections beneath the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) get together, in response to Datu Hoffer election officer Hamra Asya Macapeges.
Lieutenant Albert Pansoy, chief of the Datu Hoffer police, stated a Particular Investigation Process Group (SITG) was fashioned to analyze the killing.
“Kensa’s place as each a neighborhood candidate and an elected official provides urgency to the investigation,” Pansoy stated.
Datu Hoffer Mayor Bai Bong Ampatuan stated the sufferer was a barangay councilor of Labu-Labu 2.
Kensa’s spouse, who survived the assault, advised investigators that her husband had not acquired any threats and felt assured about his security within the space.
The Fee on Elections (Comelec) has positioned the Bangsamoro Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) beneath shut watch resulting from frequent election-related violence. The area has seen an increase in politically motivated killings, with tensions typically escalating throughout election durations.
A report launched in August by the Council for Local weather and Battle Motion Asia (CCCA), a peace-building group, highlighted a surge in violence throughout BARMM since 2021. The group has repeatedly criticized the federal government for failing to handle the basis causes of the violence, akin to poverty, inequality, and land disputes.
The CCCA urged the federal government to implement extra decisive measures to handle the escalating violence within the area. – Rappler.com
