There were more election-related incidents during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this year than in the BSKE in 2018, according to the Philippine National Police.
Polling precincts at Gregorio Perfecto High School in Tondo, Manila draw huge crowd as voters queue to cast their votes for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 30, 2023.MANILA, Philippines — There were more election-related incidents during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections this year than in the BSKE in 2018, according to the Philippine National Police.
Other light threats included harassment and fire incidents with two each, and grave threats, armed confrontation, robbery with intimidation and violation of domicile, indiscriminate firing, armed encounter, alarm and scandal, vote buying and selling, and gun ban violation with one each.The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region logged the most number of elecion-related incidents with 16 followed by Northern Mindanao with 13.
“Under the law, SK winners cannot assume office unless they have undergone the mandatory seminar,” Abalos said in a forum of the Kapihan sa Manila Bay. Inmates who won in the recent BSKE will not be given special treatment even behind bars, Abalos said.Three inmates had won as kagawad or barangay councilor in the BSKE.
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