PIÑAN, Zamboanga del Norte – To ensure
orderly and peaceful conduct of the May 9, 2016 national and local elections in
its area of jurisdiction, the 101st Infantry Brigade, Philippine Army, based in
Barangay Del Pilar in this municipality has called on Monday a joint security
control meeting with personnel from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) from
region 9 and 10 as well as the Philippine National Police (PNP) and military
units from the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur and Misamis
Occidental.
Municipal Election Officers from the different towns of
Zamboanga del Norte also came to attend the said meeting.
Atty. Wilfred Jay Balisado, COMELEC-9 regional director
appealed to the public to respect the checkpoints established along the
national highways by the COMELEC.
He also called on the candidates to campaign professionally,
as he urged the voters to use their best judgement this coming election to
elect the most credible and qualified person for the position.
It was suggested in the meeting that certain activities
would be undertaken to drum up support for peaceful and credible elections like
forging a peace covenant between and among opposing candidates to be
facilitated by any religious organizations and/or any non-partisan
organization.
For his part, Col.Jesus Manangquil Jr., 101st brigade
commander, assured the public of the availability and presence of the
military units under his command to ensure the peaceful and orderly conduct of
the May 9, 2016 balloting.
Manangquil said the said meeting was just one of the many
meetings to be initiated by the brigade with the various stakeholders to keep
the public abreast with the military’s efforts at making the national and ocal
elections peaceful and credible.
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