38 election hotspots monitored

Thirty-eight possible election hotspots, most of which are in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, are being monitored by the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

- By HELEN FLORES

"We will have a special meeting for that on Nov. 15 to discuss the contingencies on what must be done to ensure safe and fair elections for everyone there," Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said yesterday.

Casualties were reported in Albuera, Leyte, Remulla noted.

On Oct. 15, a supporter of controversial mayoralty candidate Kerwin Espinosa was gunned down in Barangay Tinag-an in Albuera, Leyte. Espinosa was previously tagged as a drug trafficker.

Meanwhile, Remulla said preparations for All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day and Christmas were also discussed at a sectoral meeting with President Marcos at Malacañang yesterday.