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DUMAGUETE CITY — Due to heated political rivalry, the chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Siquijor announced on Monday that the island province has been recommended as a “hotspot” in the May 9 polls.

Comelec-Siquijor provincial election supervisor-designate lawyer Eliseo Labaria told the Philippine News Agency that he has submitted his request for clearance to the Regional Joint Security Coordinating Center (RJSCC).

“Because of fierce political rivalry among the gubernatorial candidates, I advised placing the entire island under the yellow category of so-called election hotspots or locations with security concerns,” Labaria stated in a mix of English and Cebuano.

Election hotspots have been labeled green, yellow, orange, and red by the Philippine National Police (PNP).

Green zones are normally tranquil; yellow areas are those with a history of election-related violence or possible severe political competition; orange areas are those with armed and threat organizations, and red places fulfill all of the above requirements.

So far, Labaria said, his office has not received any reports of election-related violence in Siquijor.

He also stated that the entire island province has enough police and military troops to ensure the conduct of secure, honest, peaceful, and orderly elections.

In the meantime, the Comelec in Siquijor is concerned about the island’s unpredictable power supply and unreliable internet connectivity from all telecoms carriers.

“Our power source is unstable, and the island occasionally experiences brownouts.” On the other side, there are locations where mobile phone and internet reception is poor,” Labaria remarked.

The Comelec official, on the other hand, stated that they are now looking into measures to get election results out as soon as feasible.

Labaria was in Negros Oriental for a security briefing with the Philippine Army’s 302nd Infantry Brigade at Camp Leon Kilat in Tanjay City.

Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pea, brigade commander, Lt. Col. Roderick Salayo, commanding officer of the 11th Infantry Battalion (11IB), and Msgr. Julius Heruela, lead convenor of the Diocese of Dumaguete’s Diocesan Electoral Board, was all present during the briefing.

According to Salayo, the 11IB has sent troops to Siquijor, which is part of its coverage area, for election duties.

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