MANILA, Philippines - Two supporters of candidates for chairman of Barangay BF Homes in Parañaque City, the country’s largest subdivision, were arrested after engaging in a fistfight in a polling precinct last Monday.
Dionilo dela Cruz is a supporter of re-electionist chairman Jeremy Marquez while Minalang Ganda supports Marquez’s rival, Richard Padilla, city police chief Senior Superintendent Ariel Andrade said yesterday.
The two were apprehended at around 2 p.m. Monday after they exchanged blows while the voting was going on in a precinct in BF Homes Phase 2.
“Charges were filed against the suspects,†Andrade said.
Marquez, son of actor and former mayor Joey Marquez, won by more than 6,000 votes against Padilla, a member of the Padilla clan of performers and actors.
Andrade said no other untoward incident was reported in Parañaque.