CAMP
COL. ABENDAN, Zamboanga City - The
Police Regional Office 9 (PRO9) is set to deploy around 6, 004 policemen to the
different cities/municipalities in the region days before the May 13, 2019
midterm election to ensure a peaceful and fair election in the region.
Police Brigadier General Emmanuel Luis
D Licup, PRO9 Director, said 6, 004 policemen together with the augmentation
forces from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are task to secure the 2,264,157
registered voters, 1,882 voting centers and 3,374 voting precincts all over the
region.
These police personnel which comprises 4,
9736 from the provinces/cities and 1, 031 from the Police Regional Office 9
Headquarters is set arrived to the different polling centers in the region 10
days before the May 13 election intended for the security provisions for the
storage, delivery and retrieval of voting counting machine (VCMs) and
accessories, ballots and other election paraphernalia.
Aside from securing the polling centers
and voting counting machine (VCMs), some police personnel are also tasked to
secure all COMELEC hubs/offices, conduct focused police operations such as conduct of aggressive campaigns against motorcycle-riding
criminals, wanted persons, and gun-for-hire personalities to preempt
election-related violence; intensification of checkpoint/chokepoint operations
in all crime areas and intensification of police visibility patrols and other
crime prevention measures.
Meanwhile, PBGEN Emmanuel Luis D Licup,
PRO9 Director assures the public that PRO9 is fully committed to protect and
safeguard the electoral activity.
He urged the public to be vigilant and
report violations of election laws committed by local candidates and its
supporters during the campaign period and on Election Day. (By JONG CADION with PRO9 PIO PR and photos)
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