The Philippine Army based in Leyte
vowed to remain non-partisan as they perform their task to ensure peaceful and
orderly elections in remote communities.
“We guarantee you that your army will be apolitical, neutral
and non-partisan. Our only request for the candidates is to abide by the
covenant they signed,” said Col. Francisco Mendoza, the Army’s 802nd Infantry
Brigade commander.
The army brigade, based in Ormoc
City , has two infantry battalions (IB)
- the 19th IB that covers the provinces of Biliran and northwest part of Leyte
province and 78th IB that covers with jurisdiction of the southern part of Leyte province.
The Philippine Army, along with members of the Philippine
National Police (PNP) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) have been
initiating peace covenant signing for local candidates, vying seats on the May
9 elections.
Of the 44 towns and cities in Leyte ,
40 areas were done with covenant signing.
The Comelec has deputized the military and police to provide
security assistance throughout the election period.
The military provides augmentation force to policemen in
their checkpoints and in the implementation of gun ban.
They also assign their men as security personnel to local
candidates as approved by Comelec and subject to the conditions under
regulations under the Omnibus Election Code.
“As early as January 9, we already created a joint security
plan with the Comelec and PNP in order the election in the province is secure
and fair,” Mendoza
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