LONG QUEUE. Voters form a long line to enter the San Nicolas Elementary School in Cebu to cast their votes on Monday (May 9, 2022). The Comelec in the province saw an overwhelming turnout of voters as many people had fallen in line even before the 6 a.m. opening of polling precincts. (PNA photo by John Rey Saavedra) CEBU CITY - Unfazed by long queues at the polling precincts, voters in Cebu province and the Central Visayas region flocked to the various public schools to cast their ballots on Monday. Lawyer Jerome Brillantes, Commission on Elections (Comelec)-Cebu supervisor, observed an overwhelming turnout of voters, evidenced by stretches of lines outside the schools. Polling centers enforced minimum health standards such as physical distancing and limited the number of persons inside the clustered precincts to prevent overcrowding which may cause spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Election officers noted a throng of early birds who showed up as early as 5 a.m., especiall
Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) Regional Police Investigation and Detective Management Divisionchief, Col. Josefino Ligan. (File photo) CEBU CITY - Three policemen and an ex-cop tagged in the killing of a candidate and her husband in San Fernando town are now facing robbery with double homicide charges, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said. In a press briefing Wednesday, PRO-7's head of the Regional Police Investigation and Detective Management Division, Col. Josefino Ligan said Staff Sergeants Rene Catamora, Junrey Ypil, and Junrey Batobalonos, along with former policeman Esmeraldo Quillosa, are now in police custody. They were suspects in the killing of Ma. Louela Baringui-an and her husband Pedro inside their house in Barangay Panadtaran, San Fernando town early this month. Louela was a reelectionist barangay councilor. Catamora, who is assigned to the Consolacion Police Station, surrendered to the police regional headquarters on February 18, wh