Besides incumbent officials, several former local officials have also been killed since July 2022.
In a statement, the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines condemned recent killings, stating that “these brutalities and senseless attacks mark a worrying escalation of violence that no cause can ever justify.”
Below is a list of incumbent local officials slain since the start of the administration or June 30, 2022, as well as details of their deaths, based on news reports. For the purpose of this list, local officials cover elected officials at the city, municipal, and provincial levels.Aparri, Cagayan Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda wasAlameda, who has been vice mayor since 2019, was among six people killed during the incident.
Degamo’s wife, Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, said that five others were also killed during the incident while several others were injured.
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