Police identifies elections areas of concern in R-XI

DAVAO CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) - The Police Regional Office XI has defined the areas of concern for this year’s national and local elections.

Speaking in the AFP-PNP Press Corps briefing, Major Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of the PRO XI revealed that an area is considered hotspot due to factors namely the occurrence of election-related violent incidents, vulnerability to the attacks of communist terror group and intense political rivalry.

She said the areas of concern for Davao Region are Digos City, Kiblawan and Matan-ao in Davao del Sur and Pantukan and Monkayo, Davao de Oro.

“There was an election-related violent incident in Digos City in the past while Kiblawan and Matan-ao were vulnerable to the attack of the rebels with their location in the hinterlands. On the other hand, there was intense political rivalry in Pantukan and Monkayo before,” Gultiano said.

She said in Davao Region, there was no private armed groups employed by politicians.

Colonel Consolito Yecla, commander of the 1003^rd Infantry Brigade bared the Army supports the police in giving security to areas of concern.

He said the Army will give focus on areas where trouble can be instigated by the rebels.

Yecla underscored the presence of government troops in areas which are not covered by the police.

He also disclosed that Paquibato District in Davao City was cleared with the presence of communist rebels in November 2021 with the dismantling of the guerrilla front 55 following the deaths due to military operation and the eventual surrender of its leaders.

He said that in order to sustain the gains of their effort, 100 peace builders are now trained and deployed in Paquibato District and Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

“Peace builders are former members of the underground organization affiliated with the New People’s Army who now serve as eyes and ears in helping the Peace 911 pursue their activities in the area,” Yecla said. (PIA XI/Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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