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Brillantes: Comelec to put Cebu’s 4th district under its control if violence erupts

Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr. said Cebu’s 4th district would only be placed under Comelec control if there is actual violence. Sixto Brillantes Jr. Brillantes said the situation should be grave enough to warrant the commission’s control. ”Kung marami na hong namamatay dyan, nag-bombahan na, nag-iitsahan na ng granada, nagsusuguran na, maraming loose firearms, nagbabarilan na dyan. Wala nang peace and order. That is the time we place it under Comelec control. Is that the situation?” Brillantes said in an interview in Atty. Frank Malilong’s TV 5 program “Frankahay Ta.” ... Mayor Junie Martinez said they only suggested that the entire district be placed under Comelec control with conditions after Salimbangon suggested that Bogo be placed under the commission’s control. ”Salimbangon wants only Bogo declared, so I said, ‘Why not the entire district?” Junie said. Read more: balita.ph Comelec Provincial Supervisor Lionel Marco Castilla...