The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Sunday that there have been 11 validated election-related incidents since the national and local campaign period started.
“As of March 28, we have recorded 39 suspected election-related incidents,” PNP spokesperson and concurrent Police Regional Office-III chief, BGen. Jean Fajardo, said in a televised interview on GMA7.
“Out of the 39, 11 are validated election-related incidents, and 23 are validated incidents that have nothing to do with the election,” she added.
Fajardo also said that five of the 11 validated election-related incidents are undergoing preliminary investigation, while the other six are undergoing case build-up.
She also said that some suspects are at large, while some are incumbent government officials and poll candidates, but she did not give any further details.
The police spokesperson also noted that five cases are still classified as suspected election-related incidents since they are still under investigation.
“The local elections are becoming contentious, so we will continue to monitor to prevent an increase in validated election-related incidents,” Fajardo said.
The PNP earlier said the first day of the local campaign period for the 2025 polls was generally peaceful, with no major incidents nationwide.
Under Comelec Resolution No. 11086, the campaign period for national candidates is from February 11 to May 10, while the campaign period for local positions is from March 28 until May 10, 2025.