00:00The Philippine National Police is once again planning against those who will buy and sell their votes in the Hatol ng Bayan 2025
00:09because the police are spread out to guard.
00:12That's what Ryan Leziguez reported.
00:16To ensure a clean, fair and just Hatol ng Bayan 2025,
00:21the National Capital Region Police Office, or NCRPO,
00:25is spreading vote buying and vote selling.
00:28According to NCRPO Acting Director, Police Brigadier General Anthony Averin,
00:33they have spread out all of their units to monitor the intelligence gathering
00:38and to carry out proactive enforcement operations.
00:41Aside from this, they are also continuing their cooperation
00:45with the Commission on Elections, or COMELEC,
00:47for the implementation of the contraband campaign
00:50that was officially launched this February
00:52to limit vote buying, vote selling and misuse of state resources.
00:58NCRPO is reminding the public that there are heavy penalties
01:01such as six years in prison and disqualification from the public office
01:06under the Omnibus Election Code,
01:08anyone who will do vote buying and vote selling.
01:11Meanwhile, the increasing number of those arrested
01:15is being carried out by the COMELEC checkpoint of the PNP.
01:18According to the latest data of the PNP,
01:20more than 1,000 people have been arrested due to the violation of the gun ban.
01:24Civilians are still the first to be arrested.
01:28In addition, more than 1,000 different caliber guns are being recovered.
01:34More than 267,000 checkpoints are being carried out in different parts of the country.
01:42The validated election-related incident remains one of them.
01:46From here in Kampok Rame, Ryan Lisigues for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
