All private armed groups in the country should be neutralized before the 2025 national and local elections, Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman
All private armed groups in the country should be neutralized before the 2025 national and local elections, Commission on Elections chairman George Garcia said.
Reports said violence against politicians reached its height under the Duterte administration, averaging around 90.2 killings annually from 2016–2022 compared to 43.75 under President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and 54.34 under President Benigno Aquino III, according to a 2023 study by a Philippine Navy analyst.
For Garcia, the voters’ free will remains a priority, stressing that people should not be coerced to vote for a particular candidate.
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