Negros Oriental, however, will be placed under Comelec control, which means the poll body has direct supervision over officials and employees, and full control over law enforcement agencies
MANILA, Philippines – The barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Negros Oriental will push through on October 30, in simulcast with the rest of the country.
The Commission on Elections said on Monday, September 18, that it rejected calls to postpone the electoral exercise in the province. Negros Oriental, however, will be placed under Comelec control, which means the commission has direct supervision over officials and employees, and full control over law enforcement agencies. across the province to get the pulse of voters there on the suggestions to delay the polls. of governor Roel Degamo in February, a death that continues to reverberate throughout Negros Oriental.
Degamo’s widow, Pamplona Mayor Janice Degamo, and eight other mayors also wanted to postpone the polls. They said the political machinery of the alleged mastermind even in past killings remains intact, “creating an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.
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