MANILA, Philippines — Former Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) President Mark Garcia and village councilor Michael Garcia were killed in an ambush Thursday while on the campaign trail in Negros Occidental. Initial report from the Negros Occidental police indicated 30 armed men might have carried out the attack while the Garcias were campaigning for incumbent Moises Padilla Vice Mayor Ella Garcia Yulo around 11 a.m. in Barangay Inolingan. ADVERTISEMENTMark and Michael were accordingly the brother and nephew of the municipal vice mayor, who was not hit during the ambush, police said. Garcia-Yulo is running for mayor in the municipality of Moises Padilla. She is up against her uncle, incumbent Mayor Magdaleno Peña.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 25, 2019 06:49 UTC