A week before the May 9 elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has monitored a total of 52 reported incidents of election-related violence in the country, its spokesperson said Monday.
Interviewed on GMA News’ Unang Balita, PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo said 28 of the 52 incidents have been confirmed not related to the polls, while 14 are still under investigation.
Fajardo told GMA News that only 10 of the total reported incidents have been confirmed as election-related so far. Earlier, the Commission on Elections said 104 municipalities and 14 cities were placed under “red category,” which is the highest alert level for possible election-related violence due to possible and recorded presence of armed groups and intense political rivalry.According to Fajardo, the PNP is set to deploy police personnel in polling centers and Comelec checkpoints for the security of the 2022 polls., according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government.
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