PNP reports peaceful start of 41-day campaign period across the PH

DAY one of the 41-day campaign period for the 2022 Local Elections was generally peaceful with no major untoward incident reported across the country.

PNP Chief, Police General Dionardo B Carlos made this assessment as he continues to receive field reports of real-time situation updates from Police Regional Offices thru the PNP Command Center in Camp Crame.

“The local campaign period started on a generally peaceful and orderly mode on Friday. We hope that this favorable condition will hold for the succeeding days of the campaign period until the last day of the local campaign in May 7, or two days before the 2022 National and Local Elections in May 9,” Carlos said.

The Chief PNP reminded candidates vying for some 18,000 local elective posts that all campaign activities are prohibited on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, April 14 and 15, 2022, according to the Calendar of Activities for 2022 National and Local Elections passed by the COMELEC.

“We express optimism that all security measures put in place by the PNP will produce favorable results to uphold the sovereign will of the Filipino electorate and ensure safe, orderly, honest and peaceful elections on May 9th,” he said.