Naga City (PIA) – Camarines Sur Police Provincial Office (CSPPO) Provincial Director PCol Julius Caesar Domingo in a press briefing on Tuesday, said that security efforts are  in place to ensure peace and order in the province alongside the conduct of big events such as the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections on October 30, and the month-long activities of the Peñafrancia Festival 2023 in Naga City this September.

In a statement, Domingo asserted that COMELEC checkpoints are heightened but still in adherence to the rights of the motorists since authorities are only limited to virtual search.

As of Tuesday morning, the CSPPO reported only one violator of gun ban, and an individual has already been arrested.

Around 190 police personnel in the province whose relatives are vying for elective posts were also reassigned to other  stations in order to isolate them from any political activities.

The CSPPO need to secure clearance from the provincial election supervisor from almost all districts in Camarines Sur to implement this move. 

“Police shall establish better rapport not only with the local or barangay leaders but also to different stakeholders and members of the community in order to create better police trust and police community relations,” Domingo said. (PIA 5/Camarines Sur)