DILG identifies 38 hotspots ahead of 2025 midterm elections

Luisa Cabato 10/22/2024

MANILA, Philippines — There are 38 areas in the country identified by the Department of the Interior and Local Government as election hotspots, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said on Tuesday. He said 27 of the 38 identified hotspots are…

Total lockdown for Camputhaw, Sambag II considered

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangays Camputhaw and Sambag II in Cebu City are being considered to be placed under a total lockdown According to Cebu City spokesperson, Lawyer, Rey Gealon, these two barangays currently have the highest…

12 Cebu City brgys tagged as COVID-19 hotspots; to be under ‘total lockdown’

Katrina Hallare 06/25/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Twelve out of 80 barangays in Cebu City have been tagged as hotspots for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and will be placed under total lockdown, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Thursday. “There are about…

San Fernando completes its EB: Some teachers who refused to serve in May polls changed their minds

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/16/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — San Fernando town, flagged with a yellow alert on the Election Watchlist Areas (Ewas) in Cebu due to intense political rivalry, is moving on with its preparations for the upcoming May 13…

29 HOTSPOTS

Ador Vincent Mayol, Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Jessa Mae Sotto, Morexette Marie Erram 12/06/2018

‘ELECTION WATCHLIST AREAS’ IN CENTRAL VISAYAS Police and military presence will be intensified in 29 towns and cities in Central Visayas that were declared election watchlist areas (EWAs) based on their history of election-related incidents. Of the…

COMELEC AFFIRMS TUBURAN HOTSPOTS

Rosalie O. Abatayo and Benjie Talisic 05/06/2018

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu province has affirmed the recommendation of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) to place six barangays in Tuburan under the Election Watchlist Areas (EWAs) due to history of electoral violence…

6 TUBURAN BRGYS: HOTSPOTS

Jessa Mae O. Sotto and Benjie B. Talisic, Nestle L. Semilla 05/05/2018

Law enforcement authorities will pay special attention on the town of Tuburan in northeastern Cebu as all of the six barangays in Cebu that have been included in the hotspots list are all in the town. A…

81 brgys in CV possible hotspots

Benjie B. Talisic 04/28/2018

TWO barangays in Tuburan, Cebu, and 79 barangays in Negros Oriental are expected to be placed on the list of police election hotspots, said Police Regional Director Robert Quenery. He said the 79 villages in Negros Oriental…

5 Albuera, Leyte villages tagged poll hotspots

Inquirer.net 04/25/2018

TACLOBAN CITY – Five villages in the hometown of self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa in Albuera town, Leyte province, have been identified as possible hotspots for the May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. One of…

Hot spot

FR. FRANCIS ONGKINGCO 07/14/2017

The children inside the chapel were filled with wide-eyed curiosity. This was the first time, perhaps, a priest would tell them what was so special about that quiet place. The chaplain started off with a prayer, and…

Cebu City declares ‘state of calamity’

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 10/11/2016

The Cebu City Council has declared a state of calamity as dengue cases continued to rise this year in what the council describes as “one of the deadliest plagues affecting Cebu City residents.” With over 2,000 cases…

CCTVs, Wi-Fi hotspots for two Apas schools

Sheila Mae Gumapon 06/02/2016

WHEN classes start on June 13, students in two schools in Barangay Apas, Cebu City will have 16 security cameras to monitor the school premises for their safety 24/7 and a bonus of 16 free Wi-Fi hotspots…

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