Monday, April 18, 2016

Soldiers assures security support in delivering poll paraphernalia, vote counting machines

From the Philippine News Agency (Apr 18): Soldiers assures security support in delivering poll paraphernalia, vote counting machines

The 86th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army based here assures support to the police for the safe delivery of election paraphernalia especially the vote counting machines in polling precincts.

, said the army camp which has security jurisdiction over the entire Isabela, said the soldiers would support the police when a Lt. Col. Vladimir Cagara, 86th Infantry Battalion commander tasked in the delivery of the said poll materials.

Cagara said some areas in Isabela has the threat on presence of rebels thereby the need for army contingent to thwart any move of the rebels to sow threat on the flow of elections on May 9, 2016.

He said his battalion is prepared to give security not only in the delivery of election paraphernalia but also before, during and after elections when necessary.

The election paraphernalia are expected to arrive in the province in the next couple of weeks and the delivery of these election materials will be made to all polling precincts in the province.

Meanwhile, the army soldiers are conducting hot pursuit operations against the rebels who killed the incumbent and seeking reelection bid of Jones Vice Mayor Ronaldo Lucas.

He said the army soldiers would continue pursuing the suspects to give justice to the killing of the town’s vice mayor.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=877537

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