In preparation for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE), the Philippine National Police (PNP) monitored barangay officers allegedly concerned in unlawful medication.
According to Jun Veneracion’s report on “24 Oras,” the PNP and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have been making ready to construct instances and launch joint operations in opposition to the barangay officers they have been monitoring.
“Kasama sa mino-monitor natin ang ilang barangay officials na nasasangkot sa ilegal na droga,” PNP chief Police General Benjamin Acorda Jr. stated.
Acorda added that it was very important for the general public to be vigilant to stop these concerned in unlawful medication from sneaking into the election.
The PNP, nonetheless, didn’t launch any particulars on the officers with drug ties.
The PDEA, in 2018, publicly launched a narco listing with over 200 barangay officers.
“‘Pag meron drug group sa isang area ‘yan ang nagdadala ng panganib sa mamamayan dahil pwedeng gamitin ang mga groups na ‘yan sa pangha harass, sa pananakot, sa vote buying,” stated Maranan.
Additionally, the PNP monitored 48 non-public armed teams in Regions 3, 5, 6, 13, the Cordillera, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region.
“Binigyan natin ng focus ngayon accounting of unfastened firearms, figuring out areas if concern na dapat bantayan natin, bumaba na tayo sa mga komunidad attraction to them na isumbong yung mga personalities with regards to taking pictures and different doable na gang or non-public armed group na magamit sa election,” Maranan confused.
The BSKE has been postponed repeatedly since 2016. In October 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed the legislation transferring the December 2022 BSKE to the final Monday of October 2023. — Sherylin Untalan/DVM, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
