PNP: 140K cops to be deployed on election day

Around 140,000 police personnel will be deployed across the country to secure Eleksyon 2025 on May 12, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday.

“We will be deploying a substantial number of PNP personnel during Election Day,” PNP director for police community relations Police Major General Roderick Augustus Alba said in a press conference.

“We have a considerable number of more than 140,000 personnel who will secure 37,528 voting centers across the country,” he added.

Over 7,000 PNP personnel were trained as backup poll workers for the midterm elections and 3,774 of them will be deployed in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

Alba said the PNP is also watching out for factors that may disrupt the elections including intense political rivalries and gangs.

A total of 63 activities linked to political rivalries were monitored in BARMM, Metro Manila, and Calabarzon, according to Alba.

Meanwhile, gangs were reported in Central Luzon, Central Visayas, BARMM,and Zamboanga Peninsula.

Election Day is on May 12, but overseas voters may cast their votes from April 13 to May 12, while local absentee voters may cast their votes from April 28 to 30. —VAL, GMA Integrated News

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