THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has placed Cotabato City in Mindanao and Daraga town in Albay under its control.
"In both cases, Comelec control shall be effective immediately upon publication of the resolution, and shall last until the end of the election period," Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez announced through Twitter.
Jimenez tweeted images of three resolutions passed by Comelec en banc on Tuesday, January 15 - Resolutions No. 10479, 10480 and 10481.