TACLOBAN CITY — The Philippine National Police has identified 28 barangays in Leyte as potential “flash points” during the May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. The number of villages tagged as areas of concern had gone down from 32 identified during the 2013 elections, said Ma. Intense political rivalry was cited as the main reason why these 28 villages, located in the towns of Carigara, Hilongos, Leyte, Inopacan, MacArthur, La Paz, Burauen, Alangalang and Albuera were identified as election hot spots. Community issuesComelec records show that 3,170 candidates are running for barangay chair and 23,330 for village councilor. Montallana attributed the decline in the number of hot spots in Leyte to candidates who chose to discuss issues, instead of engaging in petty fights.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 07, 2018 21:11 UTC