Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Capt. Hazel Tuazon assured on Monday that the DCPO will ensure the Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) deployed at polling centers across Davao City remain secure and in place until the national and local midterm elections on May 12.
Tuazon announced that 534 police personnel will be assigned to secure the 266 polling centers in Davao City, providing round-the-clock security for the schools where ACMs are deployed.
She added that a minimum of two police personnel will be stationed at each polling center with ACMs, ensuring continuous security 24 hours a day until election day.
“Atong iklaro ang giingon sa DCPO acting Director Col. Marantan na once naa na’y mga election paraphernalia, especially nga naa na’y mga ACMs sa mga polling centers, naa na gyud dinha ang mga PNP personnel nga magbantay. Tagduha ang atong minimum na magbantay sa mga polling centers nga naa nay mga ACMs, 24 hours hangtod sa adlaw sa election on May 12. Taas-taas pa ang adlaw, pero ang DCPO is tagaan na ug seguridad sa mga eskwelahan nga naa nay mga ACMs. Mao na ang atong ipaneguro sa mga katawhang Dabawenyo nga ang DCPO ipaneguro nga ang mga ACMs dili na mahilabtan hangtod na sa election,” Tuazon said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR).
Tuazon stated that 2,007 DCPO personnel will be deployed to ensure a smooth election period.
On Sunday evening, the Commission on Elections 11 (Comelec 11), together with the security cluster, began delivering ACMs and other election paraphernalia to various schools in the city.
By Monday, election paraphernalia had already been delivered to the majority of polling centers in the city, including Vicente Hizon Sr. Elementary School in Bo. Pampanga, Don Juan Dela Cruz Central Elementary School, JV Ferriols Elementary School, VS Bangoy Elementary School in Toril, Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Elementary School along C. Bangoy Street, Elpidio Quirino Elementary School in Bo. Obrero, Child Development Center in Brgy. 12-B, and Masawang Elementary School in Barangay Salaysay, Marilog District, among others.
Police personnel under the DCPO also intensified visibility and security measures at the polling centers.
