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Basilan police wants more troops for poll duty

Google map of Basilan Island. ISABELA CITY, Basilan - The Basilan Police Provincial Office (BPPO) has requested additional forces to boost security during the May 9 national and local elections. Col. Pedro Martirez Jr., BPPO director, said Thursday his request from the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BARMM) entails the deployment of 400 more police officers. Martirez said he also asked the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) to augment its contingent based in this province. "I requested for additional troops considering we lack personnel," Martirez said in an interview. Forty-one of the 255 barangays in the province have been identified as areas of concern or election hotspots, the police official said. "These barangays were classified as hotspots since the past two elections, there were election-related incidents that took place," he said. The province comprises two-component cities and 11 municipali

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