THE Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday reported that they had identified more than 30 villages in Metro Manila where potential violence could erupt during the village elections next week.

Senior Supt. Reuben Theodore Sindac, PNP Public Information chief, said that there are a total of 39 villages under the Election Watchlist Areas (EWA) in the metro. He added that these villages were classified as EWA because of their historical data and previous reported incidents of election-related violence.

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