The head of Davao City’d Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) assured the city government of Davao will be assisting the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in ensuring security against election-related incidents during the May 9 local and national elections.
“Sa atoa sa part sa city government what we have to do is to support the needs of the security ug unsa lang ang matabang sa city. But for the meantime ang ga-renda gyud ani is ang Comelec. Ang atoa is ang pag monitor,” PSSCC head Angel Sumagaysay said on Monday.
He said that the enforcement agencies, police, and the military are under the direct supervision of the Comelec during the conduct of elections.
“Everytime naa’y elections naa ta’y augmentations considering na daghan ta ug voting centers and lagyo pud. So daghan ahensiya ang nagtinabangay ubos sa mando ug leadership sa Comelec,” he said.
Sumagaysay added that Davao City is still lucky because there are no areas here that are considered areas of concern during elections.
“So medyo hapsay ni sa paminaw sa security sector ang pag atiman sa Davao City. Katong gi-consider nato na area of concern sa pagkakaron very clear na siya sa mga bad elements at least dako ni siya na relief sa atoang Comelec officials and security pati na sa mga tao,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) reported the towns of Sta. Cruz, Matanao, Magsaysay, Malalag, Hagonoy and Padada in Davao del Sur; New Corella in Davao del Norte; and Monkayo in Davao de Oro as under the yellow category or with mild risk of violence while areas monitored due to the presence of communist New People’s Army and placed under the orange category or areas of immediate concern were the towns of Mabini, Maco, Maragusan, Montevista, New Bataan and Pantukan in Davao de Oro; Lupon, Davao Oriental; and Kiblawan, Davao del Sur.
