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Abra town police force replaced after Comelec takes control
Thirty police personnel of the Pilar Municipal Police Station in Abra, including their chief of police, have been relieved and reassigned following a shooting incident on March 29.
The incident occurred when Vice Mayor Josefina Somera Disono's security team allegedly ignored a police checkpoint.
The entire police force of Pilar town in Abra, numbering 27 officers including the chief, has been replaced by members of the Regional Mobile Police Force Battalion 15.
The relieved officers are temporarily assigned to the Personnel Holding and Accounting Section of the Abra Provincial Police Office to perform election duties in other units.
Pilar town in Abra has been placed under Commission on Elections (Comelec) control due to security reasons as the May 9 elections approach.
The replacement of police personnel was ordered by Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCOR) Director BGen. Ronald Lee.
Comelec Chairperson Saidamen Pangarungan cited reports from their local office and complaints from the local government as reasons for placing the town under Comelec control.
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