DAVAO CITY, Oct 24 (PIA) The Police Regional Office-XI formally sent off a total of 877 police personnel to various provinces and cities for election duties in the October 28 barangay polls.
Chief Superintendent Wency Pascual, acting regional director of the PRO-XI said the police will provide security assistance to the Commission on Elections during the conduct of the elections.
He assured that the police will be available in case problems might arise relative to the peaceful conduct of the polls.
Pascual said the police deployment comes from the regional headquarters and the training schools.
“We are relatively peaceful in Davao Region and are ready for the coming elections,” he said.
Chief Inspector Jed Clamor, spokesperson of the PRO-XI revealed Davao Region has a total of 178 areas of concern.
He said the areas of concern include eleven barangays in Davao City, 26 barangays in Davao del Norte, 28 barangays in Davao del Sur, 12 barangays in Davao Oriental, and 101 barangays in Compostela Valley.
Clamor said the New People’s Army is the leading threat to the peace and security in most of the areas classified as category II.
“We haven’t received alarming reports from these areas so far,” he said.
Clamor said that police are watching closely the situation in Barangay 23-C in Davao City.
He said the area is perceived to have intense political rivalry with the many candidates running.
“We have checked the situation in Barangay 23-C by initiating a peace covenant for an orderly elections among the candidates,” Clamor said. (PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)
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