SurSur PNP starts to carry
out plans for May 14 polls
By Greg Tataro, Jr.
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, May 12 (PIA) -- The
Philippine National Police (PNP) here under Provincial Director (PD) PSSupt.
Francisco Dungo, Jr. has already begun to execute security measures as planned
for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on Monday, May 14,
2018.
“Troops
deployment had been set to begin today,” PSupt. Joseph Boquiren, Deputy
Provincial Director for Administration (DPDA) said in an interview over Radyo
Pilipinas.
“In
order to maximize total strength, 70 percent of which would be sent out,” he
stressed. The rest, Boquiren made clear, would remain to take care of other
tasks, citing routine police duties and responsibilities.
Aside
from having the support of Maneuver Company and the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP), the Police Provincial Office (PPO) here had likewise been
recipient of augmentation force coming from the Caraga Police Regional Office
(PRO) 13, the DPDA admitted.
This
time, he clarified, that their office was careful of tapping the services of “barangay
tanods” as force multiplier in order to avoid being dragged into controversy
referring to the nature of the upcoming polls.
Meanwhile,
PSupt. Boquiren noted that so far everything had remained generally peaceful
and under control. (Radyo Pilipinas-Tandag/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
