Elections in remote villages in Benguet and Mountain Province earlier described as “areas of concern” due to alleged presence of armed groups suspected as members of the New People's Army (NPA) remain peaceful since the balloting started at 7 a.m. Monday.
Lt. Col. Richard Sibayan, commanding officer of the 51st infantry battalion stationed in these areas, said the soldiers are on alert and ready to respond when needed.
Benguet provincial governor Nestor Fongwan earlier confirmed that Army soldiers stationed at Mount Pulag in Kabayan town are also holding on to their ground against illegal loggers and swidden farmers in that area.
The governor has expressed confidence that the elections in that eco-tourism town will be peaceful and orderly.
In several barangays in Tineg and other interior towns in
This was learned earlier from Commission on Elections (Comelec) regional director Julius Torres who said that the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are in tandem to help their office to ensure the success of the political exercise.
For his part, Police Senior Superintendent David Limmong, public information officer of the Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR), said enough policemen were deployed in the CAR provinces to safeguard the communities where the 909,233 registered voters will cast their votes.
The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) which has a total land area of 18,294.6 square kilometers still has remnants of the insurgency problem posed by some remaining elements of NPA.
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