The Western Visayas police have started monitoring the activities of three “potential private armed groups” in Negros Occidental province as authorities begin security preparations for the barangay and SK elections in October.
In March, President Marcos ordered the police and military to identify, track down and dismantle all private armed groups in the country following the series of high-profile attacks on local officials, including former Negros Oriental Gov. Roel Degamo.“What is important is that they have identified and will monitor these groups. They are just extra careful, especially with what happened to our neighbor in Negros Oriental,” the governor said.
In Negros Oriental, the Comelec has set a three-day public hearing to determine if the barangay and SK elections in the province should be postponed following a series of killings, highlighted by the murder of Degamo and nine other people on March 4.
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