20 Cordillera cops to serve as election board members
>> Tuesday, May 3, 2022
POLL DUTY -- Members of
Police Regional Office-Cordillera stand in formation in front of their
headquarters in La Trinidad, Benguet. The PROCor said 20 of its personnel have
been trained to render duty as electoral board members normally performed by
teachers, in case they will be needed. -- PNA
By Liza Agoot
BAGUIO CITY – The
Police Regional Office-Cordillera said a number of its personnel will be on
standby and ready to render duties as members of the electoral board in the region.
"They have been trained to serve the duties of teachers in case there are precincts that will require the service," said Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) chief regional staff Col. Elmer Ragay said Wednesday.
He said they have included the training of policemen to assure that there will be personnel who can be tapped as alternate election board members in all provinces, in case they are needed.
"Ginawa na natin yan (We already did that) in the past where our policemen were the ones who became the EB when there were no teachers who want to serve for fear of their lives," he said.
During the 2019 midterm elections, 13 personnel from the PROCor served as members of the Electoral Board in Lagayan, Abra.
The policemen rendered the service because no teachers, registered voters, or government employees were willing or eligible to serve on the electoral board as most of them either have safety concerns or were relatives of politicians.
Lagayan town, which has 3,144 registered voters, has been identified as an election hotspot due to several peace and order issues in the past. -- PNA
"They have been trained to serve the duties of teachers in case there are precincts that will require the service," said Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PROCor) chief regional staff Col. Elmer Ragay said Wednesday.
He said they have included the training of policemen to assure that there will be personnel who can be tapped as alternate election board members in all provinces, in case they are needed.
"Ginawa na natin yan (We already did that) in the past where our policemen were the ones who became the EB when there were no teachers who want to serve for fear of their lives," he said.
During the 2019 midterm elections, 13 personnel from the PROCor served as members of the Electoral Board in Lagayan, Abra.
The policemen rendered the service because no teachers, registered voters, or government employees were willing or eligible to serve on the electoral board as most of them either have safety concerns or were relatives of politicians.
Lagayan town, which has 3,144 registered voters, has been identified as an election hotspot due to several peace and order issues in the past. -- PNA
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