The Philippine National Police said that it would continue to monitor the situation as the campaign period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections kicked off on Friday, which it described as ''peaceful.''
“The first day of the campaign period for the barangay and SK elections is generally peaceful with no significant election campaign-related incident recorded,” PNP spokesperson Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao said.
To last for two weeks, the campaign period started at midnight of May 4, Friday, the day when the police put its forces on full alert to prevent any untoward incident.
The alert will last until May 20, or as long as needed. The elections is set on May 14.
Bulalacao also made the assurance that they will continue to monitor election hotspots.
“To maintain this favorable situation, the PNP continously monitors the barangays categorized as hotspots or those where violence are likely to occur due to intense political rivalry with history of violence and presence of armed and threat groups,” he said.
“With all security forces on alert, the PNP remains on top of the situation,” the PNP added.
