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Davao de Oro to beef up security for May 2022 elections


DAVAO DE ORO, March 22 (PIA) - - Security will be beefed up in the province of Davao de Oro for the National and Local Elections on May 9, 2022.


In an interview, Police Colonel Leonard Luna, provincial director of Davao de Oro Provincial Police Office (DDOPPO), disclosed that at least two security personnel will be deployed per voting center or school in the province for the election.


According to the data from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Davao de Oro has 508,221 registered electorate to vote in 791 clustered precincts located in 287 voting centers or schools.


“Together with COMELEC and AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines), we have a workshop para mapag-usapan ang personnel na ideploy naming especially those in the high-risk areas in terms of insurgency, doon sa mga GIDAs (geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas,” Luna said.


Police Col Luna added that AFP personnel will be assigned in conflict-affected areas.

 

Data from the 1001st Infantry Brigade shows that military operations are ongoing in the hinterlands of Mawab, Maco, Mabini, Pantukan, Maragusan, and New Bataan.


The police director also stressed that as of this writing, the province is generally peaceful despite the election-related activities.


“So far, wala pang election-related incidents,” he added. (PIA XI, Michael Uy)

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