Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, the Negros Oriental Comelec provincial election supervisor-designate. (Photo courtesy of Comelec-Negros Oriental) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Negros Oriental is urging candidates in the May 9 polls to participate in the peace covenant signing to show their commitment to a safe, peaceful, and orderly elections. Lawyer Lionel Marco Castillano, the Comelec provincial election supervisor-designate, said on Thursday he believes the peace covenant would bring together the rival candidates for a common good. "Although we all know that not all candidates would like to show up in the same activity to face their opponents, it would be great if those who came and signed the covenant would adhere to what was manifested in the document," Castillano said in mixed English and Cebuano. The peace covenant signing is just a reminder of what to uphold during the election period leading to the polls, but the candidates are not "l
Msgr. Julius Perpetuo S. Heruela, convenor of the Diocesan Electoral Board of the Diocese of Dumaguete. (Photo courtesy of Msgr. Heruela) DUMAGUETE CITY - The Diocesan Electoral Board (DEB) of the Diocese of Dumaguete will be fielding volunteers to observe the conduct of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) mock polls on Dec. 29. Msgr. Julius Perpetuo S. Heruela, DEB convenor, said on Sunday that volunteers from the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), which is a member of the electoral board, will be assigned to the four barangays in Negros Oriental where the mock polls will be conducted Balugo and Taclobo in this capital city and Poblacion and Mayabon in Zamboanguita town. Only volunteers in these villages will serve, he said. The PPCRV is a citizen's election watchdog accredited by the Comelec and has conducted training for its volunteers across the country. Electoral board officers will also be on hand to observe the processes during the mock polls to