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The liquor ban will remain in effect in areas where the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections were postponed, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday. Comelec law department head Ferdinand Rafanan said the ban will stay until midnight of the day the elections are actually held. "Dapat ay extended sa mga lugar na may eleksyon ngayon, hanggang midnight din po (The liquor ban is extended in areas where the elections were postponed. It will last until midnight of the day the elections are held)," Rafanan said in an interview on dzBB radio. He said this means midnight of Tuesday for areas where elections were to be held Tuesday, and an additional 24 hours for areas where polls are scheduled Wednesday. On Monday afternoon, Comelec Election and Barangay Affairs Department (EBAD) director Teofisto Elnas said grassroots elections were postponed in 1,732 villages (barangays) nationwide. (See: Barangay, SK polls postponed in 1,732 villages) Elnas explained that "failed to function" means that voting in those villages did not start before noon for either because of either:
a delay in the delivery of election materials, or
the damage caused by last week's super typhoon "Juan" in those areas. Elnas did not immediately release a complete list of the villages where elections were postponed but Comelec Commissioner Rene Sarmiento said the municipalities in Catanduanes, Albay, and Marawi City are included in these areas. No campaigning In the same radio interview, Rafanan stressed that no campaigning is allowed, as the campaign period already ended last Saturday. "Di rin po, tumigil na noong Sabado (There is no extension. The campaign period ended Saturday)," he said when asked if the campaign period will be extended. AFP remains on red alert Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines remained on red alert especially in areas where the polls were postponed. "In terms of kahandaan wala tayong masasabi, naka-red alert pa rin kami at lalo ang aming field units (In terms of preparedness there is no need to remind us. We remain on red alert, especially our field units)," AFP spokesman Lt. Col. Arnulfo Burgos Jr. said in an interview on dwIZ radio. He said soldiers remain deputized by the Comelec to keep the elections peaceful. Burgos said all AFP units will get guidance from the Comelec and Philippine National Police. — RSJ, GMANews.TV
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