EU sends more poll observers

THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) has sent 104 more short-term election observers to the Philippines, bringing the total to 226.

That recent deployment is the third group of observers to be sent to the Southeast Asian nation ahead of the May 12 midterm elections, Marta Temido, chief observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission to the Philippines, told a news briefing.

They are joining the group of analysts deployed in March and the 72 long-term observers sent in mid-April, she said.

“The 104 short-term observers will be deployed across all regions of the Philippines, in both urban and rural areas, together with the core team and the long-term observers,” Ms. Temido said. — Edg Adrian A. Eva