Members of the 78th Infantry Battalion arrive in Sta. Fe to augment the existing forces of Bantayan Island, which has been declared under the control of the Commission on Elections. (Sun.Star Cebu/Alex Badayos)
BANTAYAN Island -- After taking control over the island of Bantayan, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) imposed a curfew starting Saturday night until Monday morning.
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ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has fielded additional three battalions of combatant policemen in the hotly contested areas of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (Armm), which is comprised of six provinces and a city.
MANILA -- Violence ahead of Monday's congressional and local elections has claimed at least four more lives, raising poll-related deaths to 108, officials said.
DAVAO CITY -- Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gave a mouthful against House Majority Leader Prospero Nograles whom the mayor accused of not having kept his part of the bargain.
