Edge Davao 8 Issue 183

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2 AREAS ON WATCH LIST VOL. 8 ISSUE 183 • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2015

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PRO 11 eyeing Paquibato, Marilog as possible election‘hotspot’

EDGEDAVAO Serving a seamless society

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 has initially identified two areas in Davao City under its election watch list. Speaking in yesterday’s AFP-PNP Press Corps forum at the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) Conference Room, PRO 11 spokesperson Chief Inspector Andrea dela Cerna said Marilog and Paquibato Districts are under category 2 of the election watch list for the 2016 election. Dela Cerna said category 1 are areas where politically motivated violence incidents were reported in the past two elections. These incidents do not include those in which domestic terror groups participated. Category 2 are areas where there are serious armed threats and groups or reports regarding terrorist groups. Dela Cerna Marilog and Paquibato had been affected by election-related violence perpetrated by armed groups. For her part, DCPO spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace C. Driz said the DCPO is also looking for other areas that could be part of the elec-

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Ernie strikes gold anew By NEILWIN JOSEPH BRAVO

MEETING SANTA. Ten month-old Magnus takes a close look at a Santa Claus impersonator during the formal lighting of The Royal Mandaya Hotel’s Christmas Tree on Tuesday night. Lean Daval Jr.

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HERE is no stopping Ernie Gawilan, the first Pinoy para swimmer to qualify for the 2016 Paralympics. On Tuesday night, the 23-year old Dabawenyo swimming sensation, who was born with underdeveloped extremities and orphaned at an early age, won the gold medal in the men’s 200-meter Individual Medley S8 event in another record-shat-

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