Cops, soldiers form 200 thousand strong security force for poll duties 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Aaron RecuencoSome 200,000 policemen and soldiers will be tapped to secure the May 13 midterm elections, with thousands more force multipliers expected to link up with security forces to ensure peaceful and credible conduct of the polls. Yesterday, top police, military and Commission and Elections officials met at Camp Aguinaldo to discuss election security updates and proposed adjustments under the National Joint Security Coordination Center or NJSCC. Based on the recent security assessment, there are a total of 936 election hotspots across the country for the midterm elections. Of the figure, 540 of them are categorized as Red areas or with serious security threats.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 16, 2019 09:56 UTC