A mayoral candidate in North Cotabato town was shot dead as he stopped for gas in a village in Wao town, Lanao del Sur, on Thursday afternoon.

Former Banisilan town mayor, Floro Gonzales Allado, 55 years old, was traveling alone despite having received death threats. Allado was running as an independent candidate against his sister-in-law Betty Allado, the current mayor.

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