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The scenic municipality of Infanta in Quezon is known for its production of lambanog or distilled palm liquor and breeding of giant mountain snails called bayugo. The peace in the bucolic town was shattered over the weekend, with the town mayor herself being shot inside her car shortly after she attended Sunday mass. Mayor Filipina Grace America was wounded but survived the assassination attempt and is currently recuperating in a hospital in Manila. Seven bullet casings were found at the site of the ambush. America is running for reelection in May under the banner of the Nacionalista Party, ag…