UNDER CONTROL. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) says on Tuesday (March 29, 2022) no area in the region has been placed under election control or hot spot but some areas are under the red category and being closely watched. Police Col. Elmer Ragay, chief regional staff of the PROCor, said they continue to implement conflict mediation and diffusion strategies, and engage political candidates in talks to avert possible election-related violence. (PNA file photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - An official of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) on Tuesday said they are keeping a close watch on the provinces of Abra, Kalinga, and Apayao ahead of the May elections as these areas have a history of political violence. Police Col. Elmer Ragay, PROCor chief regional staff, in a phone interview on Tuesday clarified that while no area in the region has been declared election concern, there are seven towns out of the 77 municipalities and cities in the Cordillera Administrat
CONFIDENT. Lawyer Ederlino Tabilas, Comelec regional director and chairman of the Joint Regional Security Control Center Command (JRSCCC) in the Cordillera Administrative Region, expressed confidence on Monday (March 28, 2022) that the conduct of the national and local elections in the region will be peaceful. No election-related incident has so far been recorded by the JRSCCC since the start of the campaign period on January 9. (PNA photo by Liza T. Agoot) BAGUIO CITY - The Joint Regional Security Control Center Command (JRSCCC) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) said the region remains peaceful over a month before the elections. In a press conference on Monday, Col. Elmer Ragay, chief regional staff of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor), said "Cordillera remains generally peaceful but we are not putting our guards down. We are continuously monitoring the situation in the different areas in the region." A copy of the report given by the PROCor to local