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CEBU City: The Commission on Elections (Comelec-Cebu)
identified two cities and two municipalities as “areas of
concern” based on initial assessment made by poll officers
assigned in the said areas.
Cebu Provincial Election
Supervisor Edwin Cadungog identified the two cities as Lapu-lapu and
Toledo while the two towns are Daan Bantayan and Madridejos.
However, Cadungog said, this will
still need confirmation by the police.
The Comelec-Cebu Provincial
Office has already scheduled a meeting with the Cebu Provincial
Police Office early next month.
Last Tuesday, the Philippine
National Police (PNP) identified 49 election hotspots all over the
country with Bicol Province taking the top spot.
The President likewise tasked the
PNP to pinpoint election hotspots and maintain police visibility in
places dubbed as “areas of concern” during the entire election
period.
Meanwhile, with the approval of
electronic campaigning (e-campaigning) by the Comelec, candidates
can now court voters through the Internet and short messaging
services.
The poll body, however, has yet
to draft the guidelines on how to regulate the e-campaign.
In today’s high-tech electronic
world, the e-campaign is a welcome strategy for candidates,
especially those with limited election campaign funds.
A news report bared that a
senatorial aspirant spends about P20 million at the very least while
with the e-campaign, candidates can reach millions of voters
nationwide even from the candidate’s base headquarters alone.
--Panay News
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