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MANILA, Philippines — A barangay councilor, who was also a local dentist, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in his body in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, on Sunday, according to police.
Police Captain Ann Michelle Selda, of the Oriental Mindoro Police Provincial Office, identified the 63-year-old victim as Dr. Augustine Bolor Jr., whose body was discovered by his sister Cristeta Magundayao around 8:30 a.m. inside his dental clinic in Barangay San Vicente Central, Calapan City.
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“May indication po ng commotion, so ang initial na tinitignan na motive ng ating investigators ay pagnakaw,” Selda told INQUIRER.net in a phone interview.
(There is an indication of a commotion, which led investigators to investigate the suspect’s possible motive, which could be robbery.)
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Police said they have yet to determine the number of stabs on Bolor’s body, adding that they are still investigating the case and the assailant’s motive.
Aside from serving as barangay councilor, previous reports also showed that Bolor tried to run in the 2010 elections but was later disqualified and was declared a “nuisance candidate” by the Commission on Elections.