POLL SECURITY. Commission on Elections-Central Visayas regional director Dennis Ausan gives a pep talk to some of the 1,700 uniformed personnel during the simultaneous multi-agency send-off ceremony at the South Road Properties in Cebu City on Wednesday (May 4, 2022). Apart from the security forces for the May 9 national and local elections, the Comelec in Region 7 also established technical hubs for the repair of malfunctioning vote-counting machines and SD cards. (Contributed photo) CEBU CITY - The Central Visayas region is now ready for the May 9 national and local elections with the deployment of 1,700 uniformed personnel to secure polling places and teachers who will serve on the board of election inspectors (BEI), the top regional election official said on Wednesday. Lawyer Dennis Ausan, Commission on Elections-Central Visayas (Comelec-7) regional director, who led the simultaneous multi-forces send-off ceremony at the South Road Properties here, said the region is on track with
NATION-BUILDING. Photo shows the 66 youth leaders in San Francisco, Camotes Island in Cebu province after their Youth Leadership Summit on March 9-11, 2022. Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division deputy public affairs officer Capt. Elma Grace Abulencia said on Tuesday (March 15, 2022) the AFP will continue to engage the millennials on pressing issues concerning them and the Philippine society. (Photo courtesy of 3ID PAO) CEBU CITY - Recognizing their role in nation-building, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Cebu said it will continue to engage the millennials on pressing issues concerning the youth, an Army official said on Tuesday. Capt. Elma Grace Abulencia, deputy public affairs office of the Philippine Army's 3rd Infantry Division, said the military's continued engagement with young Cebuanos through the Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) will bring them closer to the military and encourage their participation in fruitful talks about nationalism, patriotism, and
A motorized banca carrying Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia and other government officials arrives in Pescador Island in Moalboal town, Cebu to signal the reopening of the popular diving spot on Sunday, Feb. 27. (Photo by Calvin D. Cordova/MANILA BULLETIN) CEBU CITY A popular diving spot in Cebu pro
Joint Task Group Cebu commander Col. Jerry Borja (left). (File photo by John Rey Saavedra) CEBU CITY - The Joint Task Group (JTG) Cebu of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday said it is prepared to secure the province, particularly those areas with known political rivalry, and assured a peaceful campaign period and election on May 9. Col. Jerry Borja, commander of JTG Cebu, said in a statement even before the start of the election season, the military in Cebu had started coordinating with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). "Since the commencement of the election period, we have in our data more than 435 activities," Borja said, adding that most of their activities are jointly held with the police and the Comelec personnel such as road checkpoints and security patrols. Cebu has been an insurgency-free province since 2010, but JTG Cebu is closely collaborating with other law enforcement agencies in monitoring and ru