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COMELEC underscores public participation for fair, peaceful elections

MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur, Nov. 9 (PIA) --- The importance of the public’s participation in achieving fair and peaceful elections this 2016 was underscored by Atty. Ray Sumalipao, regional election director of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)

During the Multi-stakeholders Planning Workshop on Elections 2016 held at Kampo Ranao here, Sumalipao said fair elections can be achieve if everyone will participate, such as by filing complaints against those who commit election violations to end of unscrupulous politicians or individuals.

He said the election process must be transparent, credible and acceptable to the public.

Sumalipao also said that the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in the ARMM has prepared proactive measures in case problems will crop up during elections.

Meanwhile, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police in the province are also gearing up for the upcoming polls.

 “In fact, we are even ready to take over in case Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) will be afraid to serve due to violence,” said PNP Provincial Director Sieg Fred Ramos Jr.

The planning workshop was organized by the Kazalimbago Movement to strengthen collaboration mechanisms and protocol.

It focused on areas such as building networks to form volunteers, pre-election, during and after election monitoring, peace covenant, and voter’s education on his rights and election processes.

Kazalimbago Movement Chairperson, Samira Gutoc – Tomawis, said that the workshop sought to let reform cascade down to the municipal and barangay levels by involving various stakeholders in planning for reforms such as the elimination of vote buying, flying voters, and pre-shaded ballots among others.

Kazalimbago (Reform) Movement is an organization of all government, non-government and civil society organizations who voluntarily commit to be part of the movement in forwarding reforms and developments in Lanao del Sur.


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