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Safest election, target ng PNP chief

MANILA, Philippines – Layon ni Philippine National Police (PNP) na maisagawa ang 2025 midterm polls bilang “safest” election, sinabi ni PNP chief Gen. Rommel Marbil said.

Ang pahayag na ito ay kasunod ng pangako ng PNP na sugpuin ang mga karahasan dahil sa mga matitinding tensyon sa politika, private armed groups, loose firearms, at iba pang election-related risks.

“[W]e want to make sure that 2025 will be the safest election,” ani Marbil.

“[We want] to remind our people that this election is not only [about] us but all of us, religious sector, our community. It is a shared accountability for a fair election,” dagdag ng PNP chief.

Para labanan ang karahasan na may kinalaman sa eleksyon, palalakasin ang operasyon sa Comelec checkpoints, at ipatutupad ang “revitalized Oplan Katok” initiative. Magpapakalat din ng quick reaction teams, at susuriin ang lahat ng banta sa mga kandidato.

Sa datos ng PNP, mayroong 60 election-related incidents sa May 2019 NLE; 27 noong May 2022 NLE; at 105 noong October 2023 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE).

Hanggang nitong Pebrero 3, isa sa tatlong suspected election-related incidents ang nabeberipika sa 2025 NLE. RNT/JGC