Police, military delivers vote counting machines to Kalayaan

May 10, 2019

The Philippine National Police- National Security Task Force on Thursday delivered vote counting machines in the country’ remotest municipality at the West Philippine Sea.

In a press release, National Security Task Force chief and Deputy Chief for Operations, Police Lieutenant General Archie Francisco Gamboa said with the delivery of VCMs in Kalayaan, Palawan the security preparations for the midterm elections is now complete.

“It’s green and go nationwide as far as police election security operations is concerned,” Gamboa said in a statement.

The PNP together with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Commission on Elections ( Comelec) went to the island for the final testing and sealing of Vote Counting Machines (VCM), and Voters’ Registration and Verification System (VRVS) ahead of Monday's national electoral exercise.

Gamboa went there to personally assess police security preparations for the holding of elections in Barangay Pag-asa, the single barangay in the Kalayaan Island Group, a 5th class municipality.

Comelec Commissioners Al Parreño, Antonio Kho and Louie Tito Guia witnessed the final testing and sealing procedures for the election equipment.

On election day, more than 200 residents will elect the provincial governor, vice governor, provincial board members, and district representative; and the town mayor, vice-mayor, and members of the municipal council of Kalayaan, as well as national candidates for senator and a partylist group.

The PNP maintains a municipal police station in Kalayaan, Palawan based in Barangay Pag-asa. Ella Dionisio/DMS