MANILA, April 29 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday condemned the killing of Ang Bumbero ng Pilipinas (ABP) party-list nominee Leninsky Bacud, who was shot dead in Manila on Monday night.

"We condemn to the strongest possible terms these killings as it is the ballots that should reign in a democracy, not bullets," Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said in an interview.

"Let us respect life. No one should lose their life just because of the elections," he added.

Police said Bacud was shot multiple times by unidentified gunmen along P. Guevarra Street in Sampaloc, Manila.

Garcia said they have received information regarding the internal dispute in the ABP party-list noting that there are two sets of nominees filed by th...