{
  "id": 12826447,
  "title": "Who is Harold Respicio? Philippine vice mayor behind viral confrontation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/who-is-harold-respicio-philippine-vice-mayor-behind-viral",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T08:32:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/philippines/who-is-harold-respicio-philippine-vice-mayor-behind-viral-confrontation-1.500702919"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: A Philippine local politician has found himself at the centre of a social media storm after a video showed him confronting local officials over allegedly unfinished projects intended for tobacco farmers. Harold Respicio, the vice mayor of Reina Mercedes in Isabela province, became widely discussed after footage of his heated exchange during a local government meeting went viral. The…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}