ZAMBOANGA CITY, (PNA) -– The election for barangay officials went on as scheduled despite attempt by gunmen to disrupt the political exercise in one of the barangays in Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur, the police reported.
Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) information officer Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca said that gunmen indiscriminately fired their guns towards the old public market in Barangay Poblacion, Dimataling town in a bid to scare away the electorates.
Huesca said that no one was however killed or injured since the old public market has been dilapidated already and “there’s no occupant anymore.”
Huesca said the old public market is located some 500 meters away from the polling place for Barangay Poblacion.
He said the incident did not hamper the conduct of the election that went on peacefully and orderly.
Huesca said the gunmen were already gone when the responding policemen arrived.
He said the Dimataling police command is conducting follow-up investigation to determine the identities of the gunmen and their group affiliation.