No more ‘red election hotspots’ in Cebu, says PRO-7 official

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The start of the campaign period for the local candidates of the May 2019 elections is only four days away from today, Monday (March 25), and Cebu is now free from any areas…

PRO-7 gearing up for campaign period of local bets

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/19/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO – 7) is now gearing up for the campaign period of the local elections, which will start this March 29 or 10 days from today,…

Osmeña, Garma meet to discuss security preparations for May 2019 elections

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/07/2019

Cebu City, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña formally met with Colonol Royina Garma, director of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) on Thursday,  March 7, 2019, to discuss security preparations for the May 2019 elections. …

Cebu City Police to monitor eight mountain barangays due to alleged sightings of armed men

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With the elections drawing near, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is  closely monitoring the hinterland villages of Cebu City for possible presence of armed men hired by politicians. CCPO director Senior Superintendent…

AFP warns about rebels extorting funds from candidates

Delta Dyrecka Comendador Letigio 02/25/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Rebel groups will take the opportunity to extort funds from the electoral candidates during the election period, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command (AFP-CentCom). Major General Noel Clement, the…

Backpacks, bottled water banned from the Duterte-led PDP-Laban sortie in Cebu on Sunday

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/21/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Backpacks, bottled water and pens or pencils will not be allowed inside Plaza Independencia in downtown Cebu City during Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) sortie this Sunday, February 24. Office of the…

Election hotspot San Fernando town braces for shortage of public school teachers to serve in May polls

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/13/2019

    CEBU CITY, Philippines – The election office of San Fernando in southern Cebu is bracing for possible shortage of public school teachers who will serve as members of the municipality’s electoral boards (EBs) in the…

Election watchlist: PRO-7 mulls putting Cebu towns of San Fernando, Tuburan under red category

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/12/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Law enforcers in Central Visayas are keeping a close eye on the peace and order situation in Cebu as the May 2019 midterm elections draws near. The Police Regional Office in Central…

Comelec warns candidates anew to remove illegal posters before campaign period begins, or face sanction

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/12/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Commission on Elections has directed all candidates in the midterm elections in May to remove  all prohibited forms of election propaganda within 72 hours prior to the start of the campaign period. These include…

Fish vendor ends up in jail for violating election gun ban

Benjie B. Talisic 01/16/2019

  Cebu City, Philippines – A fish vendor landed in jail after being caught carrying a gun in a lodging house along Leon Kilat Street in Barangay Kalubihan here on Tuesday night, January 15,  two days since…

Congressman’s security escort, another arrested in Cebu as election gun ban takes effect

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/14/2019

  CEBU CITY, Philippines  — In just two hours after the election gun ban took effect at midnight of Sunday, January 13,   two persons, including a security escort of Cebu Fourth District Representative Benhur Salimbangon,  were…

Police checkpoints up as election gun ban starts

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/11/2019

    CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) will be conducting a regionwide simultaneous checkpoints to go after loose firearms on January 13, in line with the start of the election…

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