The Philippine National Police (PNP) denied on Wednesday, May 11, allegations based on a viral video circulating in the social media that their personnel engaged in election sabotage in Cotabato City. While the director of the Cotabato City police admitted that some cops assigned as Board of Electi
(Photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA-The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said police officers seen on the various social media tearing up ballots in a Cotabato precinct are mandated to do so by a Commission on Elections (Comelec) ruling. "We have 'fact-checked' video footage circulating on the Internet wherein police officers were shown tearing some election forms. Reports from Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (in Muslim Mindanao) indicate that the video footage was taken at the Datu Ayunan Elementary School, MB Kalanganan, Cotabato City where PNP personnel served as members of the Special Electoral Board (SBEI). Their designation as SBEI for Clustered Precincts Number 69 (Precinct Numbers 0215A, 0215B, 0215C & 0216A) was authorized by Atty. Nasroding M. Mustapha, Cotabato City Election Officer," PNP officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao Jr said. He added that the PNP City Director of Cotabato City, Col. Rommel L. Javier had already ex