KORONADAL CITY: Police are investigating the shooting of a gubernatorial candidate in General Santos City and the ambush slaying of a Commission on Elections (Comelec) officer in Sultan Kudarat, with authorities pursuing leads in both cases. Capt. Miguel Angelo Quidilla, police commander of General Santos City Police Station 4, on Monday said investigators have identified 'persons of interest' in the attack on Gladden Lim, 48, shot inside the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church compound along Dacera Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. According to Philippines News Agency, the lone suspect fled the scene on a motorbike. Police have secured CCTV footage and witness accounts to expedite the investigation. Lim is in critical condition after sustaining two gunshot wounds in the abdomen and body from a .45-caliber pistol, according to Col. Nicomedes Olaivar, Gen. Santos City police director. Lim, an independent candidate for governor in Sarangani province, was attacked as he prepared to leave the church compound after at tending services. Investigators are looking into several angles, including election-related motives, personal grudges, and land disputes. Lim, a member of the SDA board of directors, is challenging reelectionist Governor Rogelio Pacquiao of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas and Mohammad Acquia of PDP-Laban for the Sarangani gubernatorial post. Pastor Elmer Romano, director of SDA Public Affairs and Legal Relations, condemned the attack on Lim, urging authorities to apprehend the assailant and ensure justice. In a separate incident, authorities in Sultan Kudarat are investigating the ambush and killing of assistant election officer Janeco Allan Pandoy in President Quirino town on Saturday night. Pandoy was driving home on board his motorbike along the national highway in Barangay Poblacion when two men on another motorbike shot him in the head, according to Capt. Jomari Cua, chief of the President Quirino police. Civilians rushed Pandoy to a nearby hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival. Comelec Isulan ele ction officer Romie Gallo condemned the killing and called for the swift identification and prosecution of those responsible. Investigators are looking into whether the attack was work-related or connected to personal issues.