THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has placed three more problematic areas under its direct and immediate control in the upcoming national and local elections because of intense rivalries among candidates and the surge of election related violent incidents.

Commissioner Sheriff Abas on Wednesday said these areas are Marawi City in Mindanao, the province of Abra in Northern Luzon and Samar province in Eastern Visayas.

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