Election roundup
P4K FOR ELECTION INSPECTORS; NO FREE FOOD — COMELEC
The Commission on Election said that members of the Board of Election Inspectors who will supervise the voting on Monday will not be provided free food.
The BEIs who are mostly public school teachers will receive an honorarium of P3,000 for election duty and an additional allowance of P500 for the Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) final testing and sealing and another P500 transportation allowance.
“It is not the obligation of the Comelec to provide them food,” said Temie Lambino, Comelec Central Visayas regional director.
Lambino added that they have already instructed the BEIs beforehand to bring their own food on the election day itself as the Comelec could not provide them free food.
BEIs according Cebu south district Election Assistant Bernard George Delos Reyes were provided free food in the 2010 elections. /UP Intern Apple Ta-as
SOGOD VICE MAYOR SUES BRGY CHIEF FOR DISRUPTING CAMPAIGN
Reelectionist Sogod town Vice Mayor Nicasio “Nick” Bacayo pressed charges of grave threat against Tabunok village chief Crisfin Reteza Jr. before the Provincial Prosecutor’s Office last Tuesday.
The charges stemmed from Reteza’s alleged verbal abuse on the Bacayo, a One Cebu bet, during a rally in barangay Tabunok last Saturday.
Reteza, reportedly a supporter of the Liberal Party said he disapproved of the use of the barangay’s covered court as it has still to be inaugurated.
But Bacayo accused Reteza of disrupting him while he was speaking during the campaign and issued threats.
Jemil Christian Marquez, lawyer of Bacayo said they will also file separate charges against Reteza before the Ombudsman. /Correspondent Carmel Loise Matus
KUSUG TO VOTE STRAIGHT TEAM RAMA
The Kugi Uswag Sugbo (Kusug) party of former Cebu City Mayor Alvin Garcia has endorsed the whole slate of Team Rama.
Garcia said it is important to also support the city councilor bets under Team Rama because the executive will be at the mercy of the City Council. He cited how Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama struggled with the current City Council dominated by the Bando Osmeña Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK).
Last March, Garcia’s party committed to support Rama, his vice mayoral bet Councilor Edgar Labella and congressional bets Aristotle Batuhan (south district) and Anabelle Rama (north district.)
However, Garcia said they “will be crossing party lines” in their choice of senatoriables.
He said they will be supporting the Senate bids of Richard Gordon, Cynthia Villar and Edward Hagedorn./Correspondent Santino S. Bunachita
RADAZA REMOVES ILLEGAL POSTERS
The Commission on Election in Lapu-Lapu City called the attention of Team Deretso over election materials posted in areas non-designated poster areas.
The order stemmed from an April 25 complaint filed mayoralty candidate Efrain Pelaez, Jr. of the Liberal Party, complaining of campaign materials of reelectionist Mayor Paz Radaza’s group littering the city.
Taking no time, Mayor Paz Radaza brought her team yesterday morning to the streets and started removing their election campaign materials mostly in Barangays Looc and Canjulao.
“We have been instructing our supporters about the Comelec guidelines in posting election campaign materials but maybe they were too eager to campaign for me, thus, they have been placing it anywhere.” Radaza said.
Meanwhile, the Lapu-Lapu City Comelec has deputized barangay officials to prevent, remove, destroy, confiscate and/or tear down campaign materials in non-designated poster areas./Correspondent Norman V. Mendoza
