A total of 19 people died in 29 violent incidents related to the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Garcia said Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
Six individuals were killed in 39 incidents recorded on October 30, 2023 during the conduct of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday, October 31.
A candidate for barangay chairman was killed by his own brother, who is also running for the same post, in Butig, Lanao del Sur on Monday morning, October 30, 2023.
Two persons were dead, while four others were wounded in a shooting incident in Maguindanao del Norte an hour before the opening of polling precincts for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) 2023 on Monday, October 30, 2023.