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BACOLOD CITY - The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) has set the deployment of more personnel to 18 election watchlist areas (EWAs) in the province during the May 9 national and local polls. Lt. Abegael Donasco, the spokesperson of NOCPPO, said on Tuesday the number of identified localities can still decrease or increase, depending on the assessment. "The deployment plan for additional personnel is already in place," Donasco said in a virtual press conference. Based on the list provided by the NOCPPO, the EWAs in Negros Occidental include Don Salvador Benedicto, whi...

COMELEC-PNP CHECKPOINTS. A police officer stands at the roadside at this random checkpoint in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental. Police stations are asked to conduct random as well as static checkpoints daily as the May 9, 2022 national and local elections draw nearer. (Photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - Police stations in the different towns and cities in Negros Oriental are now required to conduct random checkpoints twice a day to deter the commission of crimes as the May 9 national and local elections draw nearer. Provincial police director, Col. Germano Mallari, on Tuesday said t...

Elections officer Stephen Roy Cañete says that while Zamboanga City is not known for having private armed groups, the mobile checkpoints would deter such groups from neighboring areas from entering the city

CRUCIAL MEETING. The Negros Oriental Provincial Joint Security Control Center tackles election concerns during a meeting on Saturday (Jan. 8, 2022). Shown in photo are (from left) Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pena of the 302nd Army brigade, Msgr. Julius Heruela of the Diocesan Electoral Board, lawyer Eddie Aba of the Commission on Elections, and Col. Germano Mallari, acting provincial police director. (PNA photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The province of Negros Oriental has identified nine election "hotspots" or areas of concern leading to the May 9, 2022 national and local poll...

ELECTION MEETING. Lawyers Ian Macaraya (left), Dumaguete City election officer, and Eddie Aba, Negros Oriental provincial election supervisor, discuss some salient points during the Dec. 29, 2021 mock polls. The Comelec, PNP, and AFP will convene on Saturday (Jan. 8, 2022) for the activation of the Provincial Joint Security Control Center in preparation for the May 9, 2022 elections. (PNA photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will convene on Saturday to officially act...