Gun ban starts in Bacoor in preparation for plebiscite
BACOOR CITY, Cavite – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Cavite police yesterday started the implementation of the gun ban in preparation for the town plebiscite on July 29 for the proposed merging and renaming of its barangays.
The gun ban starts on June 28 and will last until August 5.
The Comelec said a plebiscite will be held based on Bacoor City Ordinance 275-2023, which aims to trim down the number of barangays from 49 to 23.
Forty-four barangays will be merged and renamed into 18 villages while five villages are also set to be renamed.
Prohibited during the plebiscite period are bearing, carrying or transporting firearms or other deadly weapons, organizations or maintenance of strike forces, suspension of local elective officials, and transfer or detail of officers and employees in the civil service.
Villages subject to be merged and renamed are Sineguelasan, Banalo and Alima for Sinbanali, Tabing Dagat, Camposanto and Daang Bukid as Barangay Poblacion, Kaingen and Digman at Barangay Kaingen Digman, Mabolo 1, 2 and 3 as Mabolo, Salinas 2, 3 and 4 as Salinas 2, Maliksi 2 and 3 as Maliksi 2; Zapote 1 and 2 for Zapote 1; Zapote 3 and 4 as Zapote 2; Talaba 1, 3 and 7 as Talaba 1; Talaba 4, 5 and 6 as Talaba 3; Aniban 1, 3 and 5 as Aniban 1; Aniban 2 and 4 as Aniban 2; Mambog 2 and 5 as Mambog 2; Niog 1, 2 and 3 as Niog; Ligas 1 and 2 as Ligas 1; Real 1 and 2 as Barangay Real; P.F Espiritu 2 and 3 as P.F. Espiritu 2; Brgy. P.F. Espiritu 5 and 6 as P.F. Espiritu 4.
The barangays subject for renaming are Zapote 6 to Zapote 3; Ligas 3 to Ligas 2; P.F. Espiritu 4 to P.F. Espiritu 3; P.F. Espiritu 7 to P.F. Espiritu 5 and P.F. Espiritu 8 to P.F. Espiritu 6.
Bacoor City has 294, 496 registered voters.
