MORE troops arrived Wednesday in Maguindanao province to deter potential violence in the run-up to the midterm elections on May 12.
The deployment of soldiers from the 48th Infantry Battalion and the Army's Armor Division's 1st Armor Company was made after incidents in four towns in Maguindanao that killed a couple and wounded a provincial board member candidate and his driver. The Commission on Elections has taken control of the town of Datu Sinsuat following the killing of a municipal election officer in an ambush last March 27.
Donald Gumiran, commander of Joint Task Force Central and the Army's 6th Infantry Division. Last month, two companies from the Philippine Marines' Marine Battalion Landing Team 6 were sent to JTF Central area of operations for election duties. Troops deployed in areas of Western and Central Mindanao have been ordered to respond to possible scenarios such as threats of violence, attempts of election sabotage or civil disturbances.
Troops Deployed In Maguindanao As Election Nears
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