MANILA, Philippines — Over 4,000 educated law enforcement officials are on standby to function election inspectors in sure areas and areas nationwide for the forthcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, the Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP) stated on Monday.
PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. stated 4,429 police personnel are stationed in Bangsamoro Autonomous Area in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Northern Mindanao, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), and Bicol area in case designated election officers resolve to not serve on October 30 for safety causes.
“Not that these areas are perennial election flash factors, however a number of the parameters for the classification of election areas are current in these localities, such because the presence of menace teams, historic knowledge of election-related incidents and intense political rivalry; and presence of organized crime and partisan armed teams,” Acorda stated in a press convention.
Acorda added that that the police drive has recognized 356 barangays beneath the pink class or areas of grave concern, 1,325 beneath orange, and 1,196 beneath yellow of the 42,001 areas throughout the nation.
“Thus far, no vital untoward incidents have been reported aside from remoted studies of a scarcity of public utility autos serving public conveyance commuters in sure routes. Total, the scenario stays regular at the same time as massive capability autos of presidency businesses have been fielded strategically to offer free rides to stranded commuters,” he stated.
Over 1,400 gun ban violators arrested
Acorda additionally reported that since August 28, the PNP has carried out 251,592 checkpoint operations supervised by native Fee on Elections (Comelec) officers – with a every day common of 5,800 checkpoint operations carried out nationwide by police personnel and operatives from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine Coast Guard.
He added that these operations have resulted within the arrest of 1,479 gun ban violators and the confiscation of 1,103 firearms as of October 15.
Acorda stated some people with expired licenses or unlicensed firearms additionally surrendered 995 firearms, whereas others turned over 1,905 weapons for safekeeping.
The PNP earlier warned that arrested people could be charged for violating the supply within the Omnibus Election Code, which prohibits the unauthorized carrying or transporting of firearms and lethal weapons outdoors residences, companies, and public locations.
The gun ban will likely be in impact till November 29.
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