THE SUPREME Court (SC) upheld a recommendation by the Commission on Election to indict Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte Mayor Angeles R. Carloto II and 18 others for inflicting threats and intimidation and violation of the gun ban in the 2016 May elections. In a statement on Nov. 13, the SC said it has denied a motion by Mr. Carloto and the 18 other respondents, including eight policemen, seeking a temporary restraining order and/or a preliminary injunction against two Comelec resolutions recommending their indictment for the said offenses. Mr. Carloto and the others were reportedly involved in a shootout at the home of his rival Alson G. Chan on May 4, 2016. Police Senior Inspector Mirdan Usama was killed in the shootout. — Vann Marlo M. Villegas

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