Cebu: 1 city, 6 towns being watched for poll-related violence

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Cebu: 1 city, 6 towns being watched for poll-related violence
The areas identified for close monitoring by the authorities have had a history of intense political rivalry

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The police will recommend the inclusion of 6 towns and a component city in Cebu in the election watchlist of areas (Ewas), an official said on Tuesday, April 5.

Senior Superintendent Clifford Gairanod, the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) director, identified the following as places where there is a history of intense political rivalry:

  • Dumanjug
  • Tuburan
  • San Fernando
  • Medellin
  • Daanbantayan
  • Carmen
  • Bogo City

Police said that in Bogo City a standoff occurred between two political groups in May 2010. A few days before the elections in 2013, the police received reports of strafing and mauling incidents and discovery of hand grenades also in the city.

In the 2013 elections, Bogo City was one of 3 cities and 11 towns in Cebu Province that fell under Ewas.

The recommendation regarding the 6 towns and one city will be contained in a resolution the police will then submit to the Regional Joint Peace and Security Control Center (RJPSCC).

Gairanod said that the provincial JPSCC – which is composed of the local police, Armed Forces of the Philippines and Commission on Elections – has approved the inclusion of the 6 municipalities and Bogo City in Ewas.

Posibleng madugangan; posibleng di na ni makuhaan,” he said. (There is a possibility that there will be additions to the list; there is also a possibility that the list would not be reduced.)

If the list will be approved by RJPSCC, Gairanod said they will give extra security to these places.

Siyempre, ini-expect natin na magkagubot ba. Basin magkaroon ng standoff utro or problema sa isig isa ka partido,” he said. (Of course, we expect trouble again. It is possible there will be another standoff or problems between parties.)

He added that the killing last Monday afternoon of Poro Police Station Chief Jonas Tahanlangit in San Francisco, Camotes Islands, cannot be considered a case of election-related violence. – Rappler.com 

This article is republished under Rappler’s content sharing agreement with the SunStar network in the coverage of the 2016 national and local elections. 

 

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