LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A total of 17,784 personnel from law enforcement agencies have been deployed to secure the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in the Bicol region on Monday, October 30.
In Bicol, 23 barangays are under the"red" category or areas under Commission on Elections control."These areas have had histories of election-related incidents, intense political rivalries, and presence of partisan armed groups," Calubaquib said.The town of Daraga has eight barangays in the red category, one in Legazpi City, and eight in Libon. Aroroy in Masbate has two, one in Baleno, one in Masbate City, one in Placer, and one in Uson.