NEW REGISTRANTS. Applicants for registration as voters to the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in December await their turn on the last day of list-up on July 23, 2022. The Commission on Elections in Negros Oriental said the number of registered voters is seen to reach almost one million. (Photo courtesy of Comelec- Dumaguete) DUMAGUETE CITY - The number of registered voters in Negros Oriental is expected to reach close to 1 million following the recent three-week voter registration for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this December. Lawyer Eddie Aba, provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental, said on Thursday that once the new applications are approved by the Election Registration Board (ERB) of the poll body, the registered voters will reach a total of 993,790. Records at his office show that from July 4-23, a total of 61,751 applicants had been listed up for the barangay and SK polls. The province's total
RESHUFFLE. Negros Oriental election supervisor lawyer Lionel Castillano will assume the post effective Jan. 15, 2022, replacing lawyer Eddie Aba who was designated to the chief Comelec post in Bohol. Castillano, photographed in this file photo inspecting the vote-counting machines, had previously served in Negros Oriental in the 2016 elections. (PNA file photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - A new provincial election supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental has been designated for the May 9 national and local polls. Lawyer Lionel Castillano, the provincial election supervisor of Cebu, will assume his post effective January 15, replacing lawyer Eddie Aba who was designated to the chief Comelec post in Bohol. Castillano said on Wednesday he will conduct next week an online meeting with the election officers and his staff to update them on new Comelec resolutions and memorandum. "Most of all, I want to assure them that we could have successful e
CRUCIAL MEETING. The Negros Oriental Provincial Joint Security Control Center tackles election concerns during a meeting on Saturday (Jan. 8, 2022). Shown in photo are (from left) Brig. Gen. Leonardo Pena of the 302nd Army brigade, Msgr. Julius Heruela of the Diocesan Electoral Board, lawyer Eddie Aba of the Commission on Elections, and Col. Germano Mallari, acting provincial police director. (PNA photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The province of Negros Oriental has identified nine election "hotspots" or areas of concern leading to the May 9, 2022 national and local polls. Lawyer Eddie Aba, Provincial Election Supervisor of the Commission on Elections (Comelec), told the Philippine News Agency in an interview that the military and the police submitted the potential hotspots based on parameters used for the classification of areas of concern. "The Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are the ones in a position to identify, determ
ELECTION MEETING. Lawyers Ian Macaraya (left), Dumaguete City election officer, and Eddie Aba, Negros Oriental provincial election supervisor, discuss some salient points during the Dec. 29, 2021 mock polls. The Comelec, PNP, and AFP will convene on Saturday (Jan. 8, 2022) for the activation of the Provincial Joint Security Control Center in preparation for the May 9, 2022 elections. (PNA photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec), Philippine National Police (PNP), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will convene on Saturday to officially activate the Provincial Joint Security Control Center (PJSCC) in preparation for the May 9 national and local elections. City election officer, lawyer Ian Macaraya, spokesperson of the Comelec in Negros Oriental, said this will be the first in a series of meetings as the election period officially starts on Sunday, January 9. Security matters will take center stage during the meeting, with both the p
Negros Oriental Provincial Election Supervisor, lawyer Eddie Aba. (PNA file photo by Judy Flores Partlow) DUMAGUETE CITY - A total of 45 candidates are vying for different elective posts in Negros Oriental for the May 9, 2022 polls. Records from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) provincial office showed that four are running for provincial governor; three for vice governor; six for Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member of the 1st district; 18 for SP member of the 2nd district; and six for the 3rd district. Three winners are to be elected for the 1st and 3rd districts, respectively, while four slots in the SP are for the 2nd district, where this provincial capital is located. Meanwhile, for the House of Representatives, one is unopposed in the 1st district; two for the 2nd district; and five for the 3rd district. The four gubernatorial candidates are incumbent Governor Roel Ragay Degamo (Nacionalista Party); Gregg Gaudia Degamo (Independent); incumbent Vice Governor Edward Mark Macia