Over 4,000 cops on standby for barangay, SK poll duties

      MANILA, Philippines --- Over 4,000 trained police officers are on standby to serve as election inspectors in certain areas and regions nationwide for the forthcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday. PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said 4,429 police personnel are stationed in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Northern Mindanao, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon), and Bicol region in case designated election officers decide not to serve on October 30 for security reasons. "Not that these areas are perennial election flash points, b...Keep on reading: Over 4,000 cops on standby for barangay, SK poll duties

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