A total of 120 villages in Negros Occidental are included in the roster of election areas of concern in the Oct. 28 barangay elections released Tuesday by the Provincial Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center (JPSCC) here.
The final list was agreed upon by officials of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Philippine National Police, and the Philippine Army in the province during the JPSCC conference held at the conference room of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO).
Of the 120 barangays, 85 were identified as immediate areas of concern while 35 barangays were identified as less areas of concern.
During the Oct. 28 elections, the areas of operation of the police, Army, including the para-military unit CAFGU, and the Provincial Public Safety Battalion and the Bacolod City Police Office are divided into four zones.
These include the First and the Second Districts under Zone 1; Third and Fourth Districts and Bacolod City under Zone 2; Fifth District under Zone 3; and Sixth District under Zone 4.
Col. Jon Aying, commander of the 303rd Infantry Brigade, said 300 newly-hired army soldiers from the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division will be deployed to Negros Occidental.
Provincial Elections Supervisor Jessie Suarez, meanwhile, warned the candidates not to engage in premature campaign otherwise they will face possible disqualification.
“Do not test us,” Suarez warned them.
Suarez said that COMELEC Chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. is very strict and election personnel are under orders to monitor comprehensively the conduct of the barangay elections.
“We have disqualified candidates for violation of the COMELEC rules. This should be a lesson to barangay election candidates,” Suarez said.(
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=576618
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