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6,064 cops, soldiers secure BSKE in Negros Occidental

Published Oct 27, 2023 09:39 am

BACOLOD CITY – A total of 6,064 soldiers and policemen were deployed for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in Negros Occidental on October 30.

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MORE than 5,000 security personnel were deployed on Friday, October 27, to secure this year’s barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) at the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) in Bacolod City. (Photo courtesy of Nocppo)

The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) comprised most of the deployment with 5,021, with 1,043 from the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO).

Both police offices had made an initial deployment of personnel prior to the send-off ceremony in their respective headquarters on Friday, October 27.

The security force in Negros Occicental is composed of 2,176 Nocppo personnel, 2,119 soldiers, 575 from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and 151 from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). 

Police Col. Noel Aliño, Bacolod police director, said that all personnel will be on standby, with no off duty, as they are on full alert status for the BSKE.

Aliño said that 380 out of the 1,043 personnel of the BCPO assigned for the BSKE were sent to Panay for augmentation.

He said that liquor ban will be implemented starting 12 midnight on October 29 to October 30.

Aliño said that they are targeting honest, fair, and peaceful elections here, as this city has no areas of concern.

The Army 303rd Infantry Brigade sent off troops in Negros on Thursday, October 26.

The 303rd IBde and its battalions, 62nd Infantry Battalion (IB), 79th IB, 94th IB, 542nd Engineering Construction Battalion, and Alpha Company, 47th IB in partnership with the municipal, city, and provincial election officers and other components of the security sector in Negros, are trained and equipped to perform poll duties.

Brig. Gen. Orlando Edralin, 303rd IBde commander, said they are on full alert status and has always been ready and prepared to perform duties for any local and national activities such as the local, midterm, and national elections.

“We have trained standby alert teams and quick reaction forces that will prevent and be ready anytime to respond to any eventualities that may transpire in the area of responsibility,” he added.

“To all troops who will be deployed, you are expected to do your part in making this year’s BSKE, a successful one with zero incidents. Any failure is not within our option,” Edralin said.

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