Rajendra singh rathore election areas of concern in the philippines

Security officials are keeping an eye on a total of cities and municipalities which are classified under areas of concern for the midterm elections on May Of the figure, Commission on Elections Comelec chairman George Erwin Garcia said of them are under Yellow category which means the towns or cities have a history of election-related incidents in the last two elections and that there is a possibility of election-related violent incidents due to history of private armed groups or election violence.

On the other hand, are under the Orange category which means there are serious armed threats. A total of 38 towns and cities are under the Red category which means there is a high threat of election violence and that the areas are being considered to be under Comelec control. Garcia, however, said that they are also keeping an eye on 1, other towns and cities under the Green category since there is no percent assurance that elections would be peaceful.

While there are 38 towns and cities under Red category, Garcia said they are hoping that the security situation in the areas would finally be properly addressed in order to do away with Comelec intervention. He then urged local politicians and candidates to cooperate with the security measures under election areas of concern in order to ensure peaceful and orderly conduct of elections.

The Philippine National Police PNP reported possible election-related incidents in but Garcia said only 12 of them could be classified as election-related. He said investigation is still ongoing regarding the cases reported by the PNP. For instance, if a barangay captain was held up or the house of a mayor was robbed, could they be classified as ERI?

PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said they have consistently intensified the operations and other campaigns to ensure the peaceful conduct of elections, particularly in running after private armed groups and loose firearms.

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But he said the election security measures could be reinforced with the use of communication technology such as the body-worn cameras on the side of the policemen and the installation of closed-circuit television CCTVs in the communities. As policemen are usually being tapped to secure elections, Marbil said he made sure that all body-worn cameras are distributed on the ground and are properly working.

Romeo Brawner, Jr.