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Comelec: No areas of concern yet for 2025 polls
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) stated that no areas have been declared "areas of concern" yet for the 2025 national and local elections.
This comes after the Philippine National Police (PNP) submitted its list of potential election areas of concern to the Comelec for validation.
PNP spokesperson Police Colonel Jean Fajardo explained that an area may be declared an "area of concern" if there has been election-related violence, intense political rivalry, or the presence of private armed groups.
This classification will determine the number of police personnel deployed to a specific area.
Fajardo also noted that the Comelec, through its joint security council, is the sole authority to declare these areas and that the submitted list is still undergoing validation.
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