Serrano noted that the election MACC will first time include the participation of the DOJ, which will be sending government prosecutors or fiscals to immediately attend to cases filed on vote-buying and vote-selling.

“If makadakop jud ta, automatic ang fiscal mo assist sa PNP ug sa AFP  (If can intercept, the fiscal will automatically assist the PNP or  the AFP),”  he said in an interview during the BSKE Security Forces send-off ceremony, Friday.

“This is the first time that DOJ has a memorandum of agreement with the COMELEC,” Serrano added, referring to 

Serrano said  they were deployed to secure a total of 276 polling centers with 4,770 polling precincts all over Davao del Norte.

COMELEC Davao del Norte has declared  the province under GREEN Category, which means it has no area of concern.

However, DNPPO Provincial Director, PCol Alexander Serrano wanted to make sure that no election-related incident would happen in his area of responsibility.

He had asked the Philippine Army to serve as “quick reaction teams” stationed at the boundaries near Bukidnon, Davao City and Davao de Oro.

“Ang pinaka -critical karon after the voting,   ang counting, kay diha  na man kantsaway sa both parties. mao sab na atong bantayan until such time nga naa na ma-proclaim nga kandidato (What is critical is the vote counting during which parties would be jeering  against each other. That is what we are watching for until such time candidates would be proclaimed),” he said, referring to past experiences on barangay elections. (JMDA/ PIA Davao del Norte/Photos from DNPPO)