Army boosts security for historic BARMM parliamentary elections
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- The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division deployed about 395 soldiers to the Bangsamoro region for security during the Sept. 14 parliamentary elections.
- The troops will reinforce units in Basilan and Shariff Aguak and work with the 6th and 11th Infantry Divisions.
- About 300 Caraga police officers will also serve as electoral board members, officials said.
About 395 soldiers are being sent to the Bangsamoro region for security duty during its historic parliamentary elections on Sept. 14.
The Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division deployed personnel from the 67th Infantry Battalion and the 102nd Division Reconnaissance Company after a send-off ceremony at Camp Gen. Manuel T. Yan Sr. in Mawab, Davao de Oro.
The newly deployed units will bolster troops already on the ground, working alongside the 6th and 11th Infantry Divisions across their respective operational areas to ensure a peaceful and orderly electoral process.
Maj. Ruben Gadut, chief of the division’s public affairs office, said the new units would reinforce troops already deployed in the region. They will work alongside the 6th and 11th Infantry Divisions in their respective operational areas. Soldiers will augment existing forces in the island province of Basilan and in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur.
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The deployment comes as authorities prepare for the first parliamentary elections described in the report as historic for the Bangsamoro region. Some 300 police officers from Caraga will also be deployed as members of electoral boards.
Addressing the departing troops, 10th Infantry Division commander Maj. Gen. Alvin Luzon said their task involved protecting voters’ ability to participate. He ordered the soldiers to maintain discipline, professionalism and political neutrality, and to follow the Constitution, the rule of law and the armed forces’ mandate.
Our loyalty is to the Constitution, to the people, and to our mission.
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Originally published by Philippine Daily Inquirer in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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