Numerous mayors have presented a united front to push for the rescheduling of the barangay polls in Negros Oriental, but provincial government officials also come out in the open to oppose that proposal.
For postponement: Diocese of Dumaguete, local chapters of PPCRV, Namfrel
“The high-handed manipulation by partisan politics is clearly visible in the barangay level and must be stopped,” The Diocese Electoral Board said in a statement on Tuesday. “Keeping it in utmost attention should at least minimize the intimidation and coercion of voters, as well as slow down the money flow of vote-buying in the province.”The province’s top leaders believe that the October 30 elections should push through.
“It is unfair if we base the situation of our province on hearsay. We need to have empirical data like this. No other than our police force is giving us full data of what is happening in the peace and order situation in our province,” provincial administrator Arthur Fran Tolcidas, who was speaking on behalf of Governor Chaco Sagarbarria, said on Tuesday.
“We are conditioning the minds of the people that the situation in Negros Oriental is scary, so as a people, let’s check what its effect would be on our economy and tourism,” Lawas said.
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