Visayas polls described as peaceful by police
Police described Monday’s elections in the Visayas as “peaceful” despite reports of arrests of armed men and violators of the liquor ban.
Police described Monday’s elections in the Visayas as “peaceful” despite reports of arrests of armed men and violators of the liquor ban.
Charges of vote-buying were filed in Iloilo, Cebu and Southern Leyte on the weekend before Monday’s elections.
Police have identified 173 cities and towns in the Visayas as areas of concern for the May 13 elections.
The Philippine National Police has identified 173 cities and towns in the Visayas as “election watchlist areas” in relation to the May 13 elections.
A significant drop in power consumption was reported in the Cebu province on Saturday night when thousands switched off their lights and other electrical devices to mark Earth Hour.
Twenty-two candidates running for various positions in Eastern Visayas claim to have received threats to their lives and have asked the police to provide them security detail.
Vice President Jejomar Binay said here that vote-rich areas in the Visayas and Mindanao will prove surveys wrong in their projection that only up to five candidates of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) will make it to the so-called magic 12 in the senatorial race.
Police are linking the attack on a businessman here to the operations of illegal numbers game syndicates. The attack on businessman Edgar Lim, 49, resident of Barangay Day-As here, is being linked to rivalry between operators of “masiao” and “swertres,” two illegal numbers games popular in the province of Cebu and other parts of the Visayas.
Light to moderate rains will continue in Visayas and Mindanao due to a diffused tail-end of a cold front affecting Eastern Visayas, the state weather bureau said Thursday.
Mindanao and Visayas will experience light to moderate rains due to a low pressure area in General Santos City, the state weather bureau said Wednesday.
Expect the sky to remain gray and gloomy as the northeast monsoon continues to prevail over Luzon and the Visayas, while the tail-end of a cold front is affecting Mindanao, the state weather bureau said.
The tail-end of a cold front in Eastern Visayas and the northeast monsoon (Amihan) affecting Eastern Luzon will bring cloudy skies and rains in parts of the Philippines, the state weather bureau said Tuesday.
The state weather bureau is monitoring Thursday two potential cyclones that continue to bring moderate to heavy rains in Visayas and Mindanao.
