MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, May 6 (PIA) -- The 103rd Infantry (Haribon) Brigade is fine-tuning its security preparations to ensure the successful conduct of elections in the province.
“We are already in the final phase of our preparations for election-related security requirements in the entire province,” Col. Glenn Macasero, commanding officer of the Haribon Brigade, said during the Electoral Security Summit held at the Mamitua Saber Research Center in Mindanao State University Main Campus here last May 3.
According to him, they are expecting human barricades and other forms of destructions to delay the deployment of Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs), election forms, supplies, and equipments,
As such, they have intensified the establishments of check and choke points operations as well as closely monitored the activities of partisan armed groups in the area.
We also conducted mobile patrols to prevent any escalation of fightings among political contenders, he said.
The Brigade Commander further that they will be allocating more personnel in areas considered as immediate concerns or where there are intense political rivalries.
With regards to the issue of BEIs, he disclosed that more than 300 police personnel are reserved for the province to act as BEIs and be deployed to areas with no BEIs, or in cases where BEIs will not report to their assigned areas.
Macasero also said that the AFP and PNP communication facilities will be utilized to provide basic information, status, updates and immediate solutions especially in areas with no power supply and signal.
But he gave assurance that generator sets will be provided in anticipation of power outage.
The PCOS machines have its own battery which can lasts for 12 hours, he added.
The Haribon Brigade together with the Lanao del Sur Police Office are deputized by the poll body to secure the deployment and retrieval of the PCOS machines including its final testing and sealing, installation of transmission equipment, and the conduct of elections, canvassing, and random manual audit here.
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