Some 246 "areas of grave concern" are initially being monitored for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on 30 October, the Philippine National Police said Monday.

In a press briefing, PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said these areas are classified under the red category of the election hotspot list and are mostly from Bicol, Eastern Visayas, and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

These would be put under the control of the Commission on Election.

"The poll body has the authority to augment security forces in these areas," she added.

The PNP also categorized other hotspot areas under green, yellow, and orange lists.

Green refers to areas that do not have security concerns and are generally peaceful and orderly.

Fajardo said there are 1,100 villages under the yellow list which are "areas of concern" due to having a history of election-related incidents in the last elections, possible employment of partisan armed groups, occurrence of politically motivated election-related cases, and having been previously declared under Comelec control.

The PNP also listed 1,248 villages under the orange list refers to "areas of immediate concern" where there is a serious armed threat.

Fajardo said the PNP and the military will soon convene the National Joint Security Control Center to reconcile their records regarding the election hotspot list.

The recommendation on the hotspot list would be then submitted to the Comelec en banc for final approval.