MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar on Wednesday ordered all police regional and provincial directors to place on standby enough number of personnel that would be deployed to election offices and other venues on Friday, Oct. 8.
In a statement, Eleazar said this is in anticipation of the influx of candidates who would file their certificates of candidacy (COC) and certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA) to beat the deadline.
“Nasa ika-anim na araw na tayo ng filing of COCs at CONAs kaya inaasahan natin ang pagdagsa ng mga kandidato para humabol sa October 8 deadline,” he said.
Police forces across the country were earlier ordered to coordinate with the Commission on Election (COMELEC) to ensure the peace and order and enforce public health safety in the filing of COCs and CONAs from October 1 to October 8.
Eleazar also appealed to political aspirants to take the lead in preventing the filing of their certificates from turning into a super spreader event.
“Pinapaalahanan din natin ang mga kandidato na sa Mayo pa ang election. Ang dami ng supporters na bibitbitin nyo sa pag-file ng COCs ay hindi sukatan ng inyong pagkapanalo. Ilalagay niyo lang sa panganib ang buhay ng inyong mga supporters kung maging super-spreader event ang pagdadala ninyo sa kanila sa mga Comelec offices,” he said.
“Matuto sana tayong sumunod sa mga patakaran ng Comelec at ng pamahalaan dahil ito ang unang sukatan ng magandang liderato na inyong ipapangako sa ating mga kababayan,” he added.
So far, Eleazar said that the filing of COCs and CONAs is generally peaceful and orderly but he assured that police forces remain alert for any eventuality.
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