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CEBU CITY, Philippines — A complete of two,900 cops will probably be deployed throughout the cities and municipalities within the province of Cebu and tasked to make sure that no acts of violence or intimation would disrupt the electoral course of for the midterm elections.
This was the announcement made by Police Colonel Jovito Atanacio, appearing provincial director of the Cebu Police Provincial Workplace (CPPO) throughout a covenant signing ceremony on Wednesday, March 26.
These personnel will probably be deployed at polling precincts and facilities throughout the election day on Could 12.
In keeping with Atanacio, their safety preparations for the native and nationwide midterm elections had been first crafted again in December of 2024. He disclosed that as of at the moment, their deployment plan of all out there officers is ready and prepared for implementation.
Whereas the province of Cebu stays to be underneath the inexperienced class or areas which are typically peaceable, the police director assured that they won’t be complacent.
“Wala kita niingon nga magrelax na kay wala man ta kahibalo są mga indibidwal natong lumulupyo. However hinaot, prayerfully nga unta malamposon, malanturon. Ug maipabot sa atong komunidad nga ang pagboto nila, base sa atong ginatawag nga demokrasiya, nga ang integridad, honesty nga ipaluntad nato,” mentioned Atanacio.
(We aren’t saying that we must always calm down as a result of we have no idea the intentions of each particular person in our neighborhood. However hopefully, by prayer, every part will probably be profitable and clear. And we hope to convey to our neighborhood that their votes, primarily based on what we name democracy, ought to uphold integrity and honesty.)
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Atanacio additionally revealed that they haven’t monitored any potential non-public armed teams (PAG) that could be utilized to provoke violent incidents that may disrupt the election season in Cebu.
Despite this, their monitoring and intelligence operations are relentless to detect if any armed group would come out to trigger chaos within the province for the upcoming elections.
“Wala gyud mi niundang ug naglimit sa atong report. Recorded nga wala kitay ginatawag nga potential PAGs. However hindi kami naglimit niana. Kami sige gihapon tan-aw sa kasiguraduhan or sa ating peace and order atsaka public security sa tibuok probinsya sa Sugbo,” mentioned Atanacio.
(We by no means stopped or restricted our reporting. It’s recorded that we wouldn’t have any recognized potential PAGs. However we didn’t cease there. We proceed to make sure peace, order, and public security all through the whole province of Cebu.)
As well as, Atanacio urged the general public to be vigilant and proactive in standing towards unethical acts of vote-buying, intimidation, and disinformation throughout the election season. /clorenciana
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