MALASIQUI, Pangasinan — Authorities here reported that a barangay chairperson candidate for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections was shot dead in Barangay Bayaoas, Aguilar town.

Aguilar police investigator Master Sgt. Reynante Abril said that the victim — identified as Arnel Flormata and a contender for the barangay captain post — was employed as an administrative supervisor at Aboitiz Solar Services.

More police operatives have been deployed to identify and arrest the suspect behind the shooting.

"The incident happened at around 11:35 p.m. Sunday. The victim had just finished his miting de avance and was walking back to his parked car when the unidentified suspect, who allegedly pretended to be asking for alcoholic beverage from the victim, walked alongside him," Abril said.