Sen. Francis Tolentino, citing recent escalation of violent incidents, pressed for the postponement of the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Negros Oriental. Know more:
SEN. Francis Tolentino, citing recent escalation of violent incidents, pressed for the postponement of the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections in Negros Oriental.
“Kung sasang-ayunan niyo po ako—of course, this is with the concurrence of other colleagues and the Commission on Elections—i-postpone po natin ang Barangay [and SK] elections sa Negros Oriental… Kung i-postpone po iyon magkakaroon ng mas malakas na momentum ang ating peacekeeping forces. Pagkatapos ng ibang trabaho, mame-maintain ‘yung law and order sa Negros Oriental,” Tolentino explained.
In turn, Degamo’s widow, Pamplona town Mayor Janice Degamo, welcomed the Tolentino proposal, noting that it will “definitely help pacify the current political climate in her province.” At the resumption of the inquiry by the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs Wednesday on Degamo’s assassination, Padilla deplored it was “not acceptable for the police to commit such heinous crime after they were trained using government funds.”
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