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
CEBU CITY The Commission on Elections-Central Visayas (Comelec 7) revealed that some areas in the region may be placed under election watchlist (EWAS). Lawyer Ferdinand Gujilde, regional election attorney and spokesperson of Comelec 7, said placing areas under EWAS will be based on its current an