SAF ready to deploy in case of election-related violence

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Photo shows members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force.

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MANILA, Philippines — Police General Guillermo Eleazar, Philippine National Police chief, said Thursday that he ordered the elite Special Action Force to be ready for deployment to areas where election-related violence may arise.

 

In a statement in Filipino, Eleazar said he directed police regional directors "to conduct target-hardening measures and security adjustments in their respective areas of responsibility especially that the filing of certificate of candidacy will start where there is possibility that the number of election-related violent incidents may start to rise."

 

He also said that he ordered Police Maj. General Felipe Natividad, SAF director, to ready his personnel for possible immediate deployment in areas to be determined as possible security concerns due to political rivalries.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/09/30/2130827/saf-ready-deploy-case-election-related-violence

 

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