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DAVAO CITY: A barangay captain here who was arrested
on accusation of parricide is seeking another term in the October 29
barangay elections, with a relative filing his certificate of
candidacy.
Barangay captain Renie Lim of
Upper Tamugan in Marilog District is currently detained for
allegedly shooting dead his wife on February 2 in Los Amigos, Baguio
District while they were on their way home to Tamugan.
Lim surrendered to acting Judge
Pelagio Paguican of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 8 here
about 11 a.m. on July 13 following the advice of his legal counsel,
lawyer Victorio Advincula. Lim has pleaded not guilty to the charges
filed against him.
Lim was also charged with
violation of the gun ban under the Omnibus Election Code and
obstruction of justice, and these cases have yet to be resolved at
the City Prosecutor’s Office.
Lim’s COC was filed on October
10 by one Esperanza M. Lim, a relative, who was granted a special
power of attorney to file the document in his stead.
A Commission on Elections
official here said Lim could still run in the coming barangay
elections.
“He can still run as there is
still no final conviction on his case,” Davao City Third District
election officer Lacsasa Casar said.
--PNA
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