BISLIG CITY — The wife of Mayor Librado Navarro was killed on Friday in a case that the mayor said was politically motivated because his wife, Carmencita, was running for mayor next year to replace him. ADVERTISEMENTThe project was in preparation for the arrival of delegates to the 3rd Organic Asia Congress that will be held in the city. Carmencita was brought to the Bislig District Hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Mayor Navarro said his family had been receiving death threats from his political enemies and syndicates involved in illegal logging, adding his wife could be the immediate target. He said Carmencita was to be proclaimed as candidate for mayor.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 16, 2018 22:30 UTC