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The local officials, who have just joined the administration-allied PDSP, said they are supporting President Arroyo’s call for the disbandment of private armies "since these are often used by politicians to physically exterminate their most bitter rivals or to antagonize other candidates or voters."


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Shortly after President Arroyo vowed to keep the elections free of violence, a town mayor of Samar was gunned down in a daring attack early last Thursday. Reports said Daram Mayor Benito Astorga was with four police bodyguards when five men walked up to him during a benefit dance celebrating the village fiesta and opened fire. As he lay bloodied, two of the gunmen finished him off. All five killers escaped.


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DARAM MAYOR BENITO ASTORGA

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Samar execs forge alliance vs election violence

By Paolo Romero | January 31, 2007 - 12:00am

Samar officials have forged an alliance against election violence as they strongly condemned last week’s killing of their colleague, Daram Mayor Benito Astorga, the Partido Demokratiko Sosyalista ng...

Nation

EDITORIAL — No end to violence

January 28, 2007 - 12:00am

Shortly after President Arroyo vowed to keep the elections free of violence, a town mayor of Samar was gunned down in a daring attack early last Thursday. Reports said Daram Mayor Benito Astorga was with...

Opinion