Eastern Visayas security ramped up ahead of village, SK polls

TACLOBAN CITY — With less than five months before the 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO-8) has deployed more than 300 police personnel to identified potential election hotspot areas in Eastern Visayas as part of efforts to ensure peaceful and orderly polls. The deployment was carried out under the