LONG QUEUE. Voters form a long line to enter the San Nicolas Elementary School in Cebu to cast their votes on Monday (May 9, 2022). The Comelec in the province saw an overwhelming turnout of voters as many people had fallen in line even before the 6 a.m. opening of polling precincts. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra) CEBU CITY - Unfazed by long queues at the polling precincts, voters in Cebu province and the Central Visayas region flocked to the various public schools to cast their ballots on Monday. Lawyer Jerome Brillantes, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Cebu supervisor, observed an overwhelming turnout of voters, evidenced by stretches of lines outside the schools. Polling centers enforced minimum health standards such as physical distancing and limited the number of persons inside the clustered precincts to prevent overcrowding which may cause spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Election officers noted a throng of early birds who showed up as early as 5 a.m., especiall
CEBU CITY A 33-year-old man driving a campaign vehicle is now in critical condition after he was shot by still unidentified gunmen on Friday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Rad Andrade, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds in the body. The victim was rushed to a hospital in Cebu Cit
Cebu Provincial Police Office director Col. Engelbert Soriano. (File photo) CEBU CITY - The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) on Tuesday said cops in the province will be on full alert status this Holy Week in anticipation of an influx of visitors to areas commonly flocked to during Lent. CPPO chief Col. Engelbert Soriano said police personnel on the island municipality of Bantayan and the southern town of Minglanilla will not be allowed to go on leave of absence. He said an augmentation force from the Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) and personnel from nearby police stations will arrive for deployment in those towns. "Last week, the chiefs of police of Bantayan, Minglanilla, and San Remegio gave a presentation on the deployment of their personnel. All of that have already been studied. In the case of Bantayan, two teams from the Mobile Force Company will be added plus we will alert all adjacent police stations," Soriano said. In previous years, tourists flocked the