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Authorities urged to protect Calbayog City from election violence

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MANILA - The family of slain Calbayog City mayor Ronaldo Aquino on Friday called for more security for the province following a series of killings and urged the public to vote leaders for peace.The spate of killings continues with a Sanggunian ng Kabataan chairman killed just last week and 3 supporters of a gubernatorial candidate ambushed 2 weeks ago, according to the mayor&#x27;s son Mark Aquino.&quot;Kami po ay humihingi ng tulong sa kapulisan at kasundaluhan na sana mabigyang tutok ang aming siyudad, probinsiya,&quot; he told ANC&#x27;s Headstart.(We are seeking help from the police and military to focus on our city, our province.)&quot;Siguro ang solusyon dun yung tao mismo ang makakasagot dun, alam nila ano ang puno&#x27;t dulo nito. Siguro sila ang makakadesisyon lalo na sa darating na halalan kung sino talaga ang may malasakit para sa kapayapaan. Naniniwala ako na hindi po ito magpapatuloy o magpo-prosper kung walang nagfa-finance na malalaking tao.&quot;(The solution can be found among the people, they know what&#x27;s the root cause of this. They can decide especially in the upcoming elections on who really cares for peace. I believe this will not continue or prosper if there are no big names financing it.)<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/01/21/22/family-of-slain-calbayog-mayor-vows-to-get-mastermind">Family of slain Calbayog mayor vows to get mastermind</a></li></ul>The mayor&#x27;s son Julius Aquino will run for vice mayor in the upcoming elections in May, his sibling said. Their father was eyeing to run for the same position before his death.&quot;Ang brother ko po ay isang doctor, napakagandang propesyon pero tinalikuran niya ito dahil sa kagustuhang magsilbi rin sa mga tao ng Calbayog,&quot; he said.(My brother is a doctor, he turned his back on a good propesyon in his desire to serve the people of Calbayog.)&quot;Napakahirap at malaking sakripisyo po ang ginawa ng aking brother at pamilya namin kasi galing pa lang kami sa isang trahedya kung saan buhay ng ama namin ang nawala.&quot;(It&#x27;s a huge and difficult sacrifice for my brother and my family because we just wen through a tragedy wherein we lost our father&#x27;s life.)The Aquino family welcomes the surrender of 9 policemen involved in an alleged ambush on the mayor, Mark said. Police had initially described the incident as a shootout.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/16/22/cops-allegedly-involved-in-killing-of-samar-town-mayor-surrender">Cops allegedly involved in killing of Samar town mayor surrender</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/06/11/21/pagdiin-ng-in-ambush-na-calbayog-mayor-sa-droga-ibinunyag-ng-pulis">&#x27;Pagdiin&#x27; ng in-ambush na Calbayog mayor sa droga, ibinunyag ng pulis</a></li></ul>&quot;Unti-unti na pong nabibigyan ng hustisya ang kaniyang kamatayan,&quot; he said. &quot;Kami po ay umaasa na magiging patas po ang lahat papunta po sa paghanap ng hustisya sa aming ama po.&quot;(Justice is being served. We continue to hope the road to serving justice will be fair.)<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1931671" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

The family of slain Calbayog City mayor Ronaldo Aquino on Friday called for more security for the province following a series of killings and urged the public to vote leaders for peace.