The Schools Division Office of Negros Occidental has activated its Election Task Force (ETF) for the 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) starting at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 11, until 5 p.m. Tuesday.
The ETF serves as the Department of Education’s official mechanism for monitoring the election situation in schools designated as polling centers, the DepEd said.
It is tasked with promptly addressing election-related concerns involving DepEd personnel rendering service during the NLE, it added.
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent Enjenette D. Baroa heads the Negros Occidental Division’s ETF as chairperson, with ASDS Julito Felicano as co-chairperson.
Members of the task force include lawyers Jasper Tadeo Tuala, Glenn Mortel and Ariel Ballega, Dr. Geomar Sendico, Ma. Melanie P. Romero, Ramona Marcellana, Ian Arnold M. Arnaez, and Ian Jumayao.*