 President Gloria Arroyo has given orders to the national police to identify possible election hotspots and dismantle private armed groups ahead of the May congressional and local elections.
| I'm guessing that doesn't include MILF, MNLF, or NPA. |
| Nope. That might threaten the Processor of Peas and its associated international aid gravy train...plus all those groups are Humiliated™ and thus have Legitimate Rights®. |
In a statement, Arroyo said she has instructed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to map out in detail all potential election hotspots, disarm any private armies and help the Commission on Elections (Comelec) enforce clean, honest and peaceful elections. "The will of the people must be upheld because the strength of our democratic system must go hand in hand with the strength of our free enterprise system," Arroyo said.
More than six million voters are expected to cast their votes on May 14 midterm synchronised national and local elections and the PNP together with the Comelec will be at the forefront of keeping order during the political exercise, the president said. |