MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded 27 deaths and 20 election-related incidents a few days before the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls.

Data from the PNP also showed that six people have been wounded in election-related violence.

Eleven suspects, meanwhile, have been arrested, while 83 remain at large. Police said 23 of the 83 suspects have been identified.

Election-related violence and deaths are lower this time compared to the 57 election-related incidents recorded during the last barangay and youth council polls in 2013, the PNP said.

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On Saturday, PNP chief Director General Oscar Albayalde visited Butuan City as part of his inspection tour of Mindanao.

Albayalde said he has alerted police units of potential vote-buying ahead of the polls, a perennial issue in the run-up to the village elections.

A total of 160,000 policemen have been deployed to secure the polls on Monday, May 14.

As of April, the PNP has identified 5,744 election hotspots, excluding those in Metro Manila.

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