Town poll exec shot dead, gov bet hurt in gun attacks in Soccsksargen

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines — A municipal election official was killed and a candidate for governor was wounded in separate gun attacks in Soccskargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City), amid a continuing spate of gun attacks in the region leading to the 2025 elections. John Nico Pandoy, the assistant election