PNP implements strict measures for safe elections

The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Sunday that strict measures are in place to ensure a safe and peaceful May 12 national and local elections, despite no serious threats being monitored.

Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo stated that police deployment will focus on polling centers, election hubs, checkpoints, border controls, and areas with election-related activities on election day.

Fajardo assured there are currently no security threats that could disrupt the polls, emphasizing continuous intelligence gathering and monitoring in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies.

The PNP is maintaining full alert status to ensure peaceful, fair, and orderly midterm elections.

At the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), public information office chief Hazel Asilo assured Metro Manila remains 'safe and orderly' ahead of the polls.

Asilo noted that while there are no confirmed security threats or destabilization plans in the NCR, which is in the green category of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) without election hotspots, monitoring continues.