941 cities, municipalities poll hotspots
Credit to Author: ROY NARRA| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 06:12:49 +0000
More than half of the cities and municipalities in the country were declared election hotspots, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
PNP chief Oscar Albayalde said 941 or 57.6% of the 1,634 cities and municipalities nationwide are in the election watchlist.
Meanwhile, 131 cities and municipalities are in the “Yellow” category or areas of concern while 238 are under the “Orange” category or areas of immediate concern.
570 cities and municipalities were placed under the “Red” category or areas of grave concern. Two cities — Cotabato and Daraga — are under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
The Comelec recently declared all 454 cities and municipalities in Mindanao under the “Red” category.”
The rest of the “Red” cities and municipalities are in Eastern Visayas (45), Cordillera Region (28), Bicol Region (21), Calabarzon (5), Central Luzon (4), Western Visayas (4), Cagayan Valley Region (2), and Central Visayas (1).
There are no “Red” areas in the National Capital Region and Ilocos Region.
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