As the countdown to the Barangay (Village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK or Youth Council) twin polls goes down to 18 days, a village chief was shot dead on Tuesday in San Rafael town, the first election-related violence reported since the start of the filing of certificates of candidacy (CoC) in Bulacan province.

Meanwhile, a village councilor and seven others were arrested on Wednesday morning for drug use in Meycauayan City, also in the province.

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