By Dominique Gabriel G. Bañaga
The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) yesterday held a meeting with the heads and officers of the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade (303IB) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in Negros Occidental in order to discuss preparation for the upcoming 2022 National Elections.
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The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) led by its director, Police Colonel Romy Palgue, meets with the heads and officers of the Philippine Army’s 303rd Infantry Brigade and the Philippine Coast Guard station in Negros Occidental in order to discuss preparation for the upcoming 2022 National Elections. (NOCPPO PIO photo)
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Representing the 303IB was their commander, Brigadier General Inocencio Pasaporte, while representing the PCG was Coast Guard District Western Visayas deputy commander and PCG-Negros Occidental chief Captain Ludovico Librilla Jr.
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) was represented by Atty. Kathrina Trinio-Caña of Comelec-Bacolod and Atty. Ian Lee Ananoria of Comelec-Negros Occidental.
NOCPPO director, Police Colonel Romy Palgue, said the agenda of the meeting was to strengthen coordination and interoperability among the security forces through the said coordinating council for the 2022 polls.
The law enforcement agencies also discussed plans for increased monitoring for possible election hotspots in the province.
Palgue further added that citing from a news article released by the Philippine News Agency (PNA) earlier this year, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) have signed Resolution No. 11-2021 which includes the PCG into the Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Council.
Officials from the Comelec have also shown their calendar of activities pertaining to the 2022 polls as well as the prohibited acts during the election period.
The Comelec gun ban is set to begin on January 9, 2022 until June 8, 2022./DGB, WDJ