Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers shared to House reporters on Sunday, March 5 a list of 25 local officials–mostly mayors–who have been killed between 2016 and 2022.
Barbers did this perhaps to illustrate the gravity of the situation wherein elected officials of local government units have been falling left and right in mostly unsolved killings. And these incidents have spilled over to 2023.
“While it is painful to bear this recent surge of violence, we should not forget all other public officials who became victims of violence while holding office in the past,” he said.
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