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Daraga vice mayor takes over as acting mayor

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Daraga town Vice-Mayor Victor Perete on Friday assumed the post of acting mayor following the arrest of Mayor Carlwyn Baldo for illegal possession of firearms and explosives.The Commission on Elections in Bicol on Friday ordered the local interior department to implement the rule on succession in the Albay town.Romeo Serrano, assistant regional director for Comelec-Bicol, said the order was based on the local interior department&#x27;s report on Baldo&#x27;s &quot;temporary incapacity.&quot;Perete received the Comelec&#x27;s directive Friday night and immediately assumed his new role.The Comelec is set to issue another directive on the duration of Perete&#x27;s stint as acting mayor.Baldo was arrested Tuesday afternoon after police seized several unlicensed firearms in his house.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/23/19/daraga-mayor-faces-more-raps-for-loose-firearms-ammo">Daraga mayor faces more raps for loose firearms, ammo</a></li></ul>Police earlier tagged him as the mastermind behind the killing of AKO Bicol partylist Rep. Rodel Batocabe, a challenger in his bid for reelection in May.The lawmaker was gunned down with his police escort on December 22 after a Christmas gift-giving event in Daraga, where at least 6 other senior citizens were wounded. — Report from Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News

Comelec-Bicol said its directive was based on the local interior department's report on Mayor Carlwyn Baldo's "temporary incapacity."

Comelec-Bicol said its directive was based on the local interior department's report on Mayor Carlwyn Baldo's "temporary incapacity."