Manila Bulletin
2022 elections ‘generally peaceful, safe’ – Comelec spox
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that the 2022 national and local elections were generally peaceful and safe, despite isolated incidents.
These incidents included strafing, explosions, and ballot-snatching.
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) previously logged 15 election-related violent incidents (ERVIs) nationwide.
These ERVIs encompassed various events such as explosions, shootings, grenade throwing, ambushes, armed clashes, indiscriminate firing, and ballot snatching.
The security forces, including the PNP, AFP, and PCG, responded to all reported incidents.
The AFP stated that voting processes continued uninterrupted despite the security challenges.
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