10 election-related incidents recorded in Abra; police, military on full alert

Micaella Ilao, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/05/12/20190512-abra.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div>BANGUED, Abra -- Personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are on full-alert status in the province for the elections.The whole province of Abra is under the watchlist of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) because of the intense political rivalry and past election-related incidents.The province has been facing problems with violence in the past elections and was tagged as the &quot;killing fields of the north.&quot;Current government officials claim that Abra is far from what it was called before.But in the weeks before the May 13 elections, 10 incidents of political shootings and bombings were recorded by the police since April despite the state-wide gun ban. Incidents of intimidation and vote buying were also reported in different parts of the province.Provincial Director Police Colonel Alfredo Dangani said almost 2,000 personnel of PNP and AFP with tanks were already deployed in different towns.&quot;I think the PNP and AFP are ready to secure the province. Okay naman ang prepararion ng security forces natin,&quot; he said.Twelve cops were already sent to Lagayan to serve as members of the electoral board because teachers were reluctant to serve this elections after the incident in 2016 in the village of Pang-ot.&quot;May namatay sa Pang-ot, nagkagulo sila doon, &#x27;yung mga supporters, kaya ngayon they refuse to serve there as electoral board,&quot; provincial election supervisor, Atty. Dexter Cawis, said.Teachers normally serve during elections, but the Comelec en banc allowed PNP personnel to serve due to security reasons.Despite the election-related incidents, authorities gave the assurance that election day in Abra will be orderly.

Personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are on full alert status in the province for the elections.

Personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are on full alert status in the province for the elections.

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10 election-related incidents recorded in Abra; police, military on full alert

10 election-related incidents recorded in Abra; police, military on full alert

Micaella Ilao,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 12, 2019 06:22 PM PHT

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