Manila Bulletin
Comelec reports 27 election-related incidents recorded since the start of the election period
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has officially validated 27 incidents of election-related violence during the Eleksyon 2022 period.
These validated incidents occurred from January 9 up to Election Day on May 9.
The highest number of incidents were recorded in Region 9 with seven, followed by Region 3 with six, and BARMM with three.
Other regions that experienced election-related violence include Region 1 with four, Region 7 with one, Region 10 with one, and the Cordillera Administrative Region with five.
Some initially reported incidents were excluded after investigations confirmed they were not election-related.
Despite these occurrences, Comelec previously declared Eleksyon 2022 as generally peaceful.
Notable incidents on Election Day included strafing, explosions, and ballot-snatching.
A "failure of elections" was declared in 14 barangays in Lanao del Sur due to reported incidents.
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