Thirty-three people were killed while 26 were wounded in suspected election-related violent incidents since the start of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) election period, Philippine National Police chief Dir. Albayalde said the casualties resulted from 42 incidents, seven of which were validated as election-related. Of those killed, 18 were incumbent government officials, four were candidates, three were former government officials, two were supporters, and six were civilians. ADVERTISEMENTThe figure is as of 6 a.m. as tallied by the National Election Monitoring and Action Center in Camp Crame in Quezon City. The attacks, Albayalde said, were carried out by 126 suspects — 111 of which are at-large, six are detained, and nine were released.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 14, 2018 01:52 UTC