PASAY CITY — Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday called on law enforcement authorities to put an end to the alarming string of violence perpetrated against elected officials.

“I join calls for our law enforcement authorities and other concerned government agencies to exhaust their resources, exert their best efforts, and ensure that no act of violence will happen again to elected officials, their families, their supporters, and their allies,” Duterte said during the 2023 National Election Summit at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza here.

“Dapat po na may managot. Dapat may makulong. Dapat mahinto itong mga ganitong patayan,” she added.

According to the Vice President, this spate of violence leaves not only a trail of death but also establishes a chilling climate of fear among the people.

“Worse, given the experiences of people elected into office, these acts of violence could potentially spawn more bloodbaths if perpetrators and those who masterminded them are not brought to justice,” Duterte added.

On March 4, Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo was shot and killed by men in his residence in Pamplona, Negros Oriental while distributing aid to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) program.

Eight other individuals were killed in the said attack.

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