LEGAZPI CITY—Catholic priest Fr. Leo Casas failed in his attempt to provide alternative politics to the island-province of Masbate long dominated by two political clans, as he trailed far, far behind his two opponents in the gubernatorial race won by the incumbent, Gov. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete. Lanete, of the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC) got 77,222 [...]
Catholic priest Fr. Leo Casas failed in his attempt to provide alternative politics to the island-province of Masbate long dominated by two political clans, as he trailed far, far behind his two opponents in the gubernatorial race won by the incumbent, Gov. Rizalina Seachon-Lanete.
Police and Army soldiers seized firearms and ammunition from the residence of a village chief in a Masbate town on Friday.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government said Thursday the Commission on Elections has approved its request to place all provincial jails in the “15 areas of concern” under the poll body’s watch during the remainder of the election period.
MASBATE CITY—How do you stop election-related violence in a province notorious for it? There is no guarantee, said Masbate’s top police officer, despite the nearly 3,000 police officers and soldiers who have been deployed to ensure the safe and peaceful conduct of election in the province tagged as an election hot spot by authorities. [...]
A hostage-taking drama inside a house in Dimasalang town in Masbate ended after six hours on Saturday, with policemen and a priest successfully negotiating for the release of 12 family members and the surrender of the armed suspect.
The government will not admit it, but the country is in a state of belligerency where rebels control certain areas and the government leaves them alone.
A campaign coordinator of Fr. Leo Casas, the Catholic priest running for governor of Masbate under the Liberal Party, was shot and wounded by still unidentified assailants yesterday in Barangay Katipunan in Placer, Masbate.
A supporter of Father Leo Casas, a Catholic priest running for governor in Masbate under the Liberal Party, was shot by two men on Saturday morning in Barangay (village) Katipunan in Placer, Masbate, the top police official in the province said.
A councilor of Barangay Puro in the municipality of Aroroy in Masbate was shot dead on Wednesday evening by two unidentified gunmen, the Special Task Force Masbate said on Thursday.
A senior customs official at the Port of Cebu has been tagged as having been given the go-signal to rice importers to smuggle into the country a huge rice shipment.
The government crime drive went full throttle in Masbate as the campaign for local positions began in the province notorious for election violence.
The series of what police said could be politically motivated killings continues in Masbate.
