Maritess Benas, head of the Philippine Information Agency in Abra, said two victims of political violence in Boliney, an upland town, have been transferred to the Lorma Hospital in San Fernando, La Union. The barangay (village) chair Kilong Ulao and an identified Cafgu member were the latest victims of the barangay election in the province, tagged as a hot election. Local, regional and national reporters have converged in the capital town Bangued, with the PIA office located in an annex building at the provincial capital-- as their headquarters. The office was full of people. Former Baguio colleagues mentioned by Tess included Romy Gonzales, formerly of DZRH, now reporter for DZMM. It was past 9:00 PM, Monday in the Philippines, Oct. 25, when I communicated with Tess.
Elsewhere in the country on the same day, seven Cafgu members were slain in an ambush in Maguindanao, where last year at least 58 people, most of them media persons, were massacred. Allegedly instigated by Gloria's political warlords, the Ampatuans.
Elsewhere in the country on the same day, seven Cafgu members were slain in an ambush in Maguindanao, where last year at least 58 people, most of them media persons, were massacred. Allegedly instigated by Gloria's political warlords, the Ampatuans.
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