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Jason De Asis
BALER, Aurora – The Philippine Army’s 91st Infantry Battalion (91IB) will deploy some 350 personnel to help ensure safe, accurate, and fair conduct of the May 9 national and local elections.
Lt. Col. Julito B. Recto Jr., acting commanding officer of the 91IB, said on Wednesday his unit is always ready for combat and non-combat missions such as election duties, prior to, during, and after the polls.
“We are ready at all times in our primary mission to end local communist armed conflict and other threats to ensure that the coming May 9 national and local elections are safe and peaceful, together with the Philippine National Police and other security forces,” he said in an interview.
Recto attended the simultaneous logistical readiness test and dispatch ceremony that was conducted on Wednesday at the Aurora Police Provincial Office, Camp Victor Ravina in Barangay Sabang here.
“We are one of the deputized agencies and instrumentalities of the government that was tasked to ensure free, orderly, honest, peaceful, and credible elections. Aside from this task, we will continue with the conduct of all internal security operations in this province,” he said.
Recto said the primary task of the 91IB in the elections is to help secure the polling places, voting centers, canvassing centers, and election paraphernalia.
“Our mobility assets and water-craft, communication systems, and other equipment to support the logistical requirements of Commission on Elections (Comelec) are ready. Our soldiers, who will be assigned on election duties, may also assist in the law enforcement support operations, including the implementation of election laws,” he added. (PNA)
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