THE Philippine National Police started implementing on Sunday, October 29, the liquor ban in connection with the barangay and sangguniang kabataan elections on Monday, October 30, 2023.
The sale and consumption of liquor will be prohibited until election day.
PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said that authorities are on top of the situation and measures are in place to ensure peaceful elections.
She said that all possible risk factors that could influence or derail the elections were taken into consideration.
“If civil organizations and the public will work together we will have peaceful and safe elections,” Fajardo said.
