A provincial governor in the central Philippines and several other people were shot by unknown gunmen on Saturday in the latest attack against local officials, police said.
Several gunmen entered the property and opened fire as the politician distributed aid to constituents, provincial police spokesman Kym Lopez told AFP.
Degamo, 56, is the latest to be targeted in the Philippines’ long history of attacks on politicians, and is at least the third to be shot since local elections just last year.
The Supreme Court last month declared him the rightful winner of the contest for the Negros Oriental governorship following a recount that…
