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PNP looking into #Halalan2022 'sabotage' claim

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Thousands of supporters in attendance during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally on Congressional d in Caloocan City on April 19, 2022. Valerie Escalera, Presidential Photo" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/04/20/20220419-duterte-election-pdp-caloocan-mnib3.jpg"/><figcaption>Thousands of supporters in attendance during the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) campaign rally on Congressional d in Caloocan City on April 19, 2022<em>. Valerie Escalera, Presidential Photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday it was verifying claims of an alleged plot to sabotage the May 9 elections, which some presidential aspirants floated over the weekend. </p><p>Presidential contenders Sen. Panfilo &quot;Ping&quot; Lacson, former defense chief Norberto Gonzales, and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso on Easter Sunday suggested that some groups might sow disorder if their rival Ferdinand &quot;Bongbong&quot; Marcos, Jr. wins. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/17/22/lacson-gonzales-warn-of-destabilization-if-marcos-jr-wins">Lacson, Gonzales warn of &#x27;destabilization&#x27; if Marcos Jr. wins Halalan 2022</a></li></ul><p>&quot;These are raw information, kaya may word na ginagamit &#x27;baka.&#x27; Kami naman, we will coordinate &#x27;yung nagbibigay ng impormasyon na ito for our verification and ginagawa namin diyan pinaghahandaan namin,&quot; said PNP Chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos. </p><p>(These are raw information, which is why we are using the word &#x27;maybe.&#x27; We will coordinate with the information source for our verification. We are preparing for this.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/22/palace-urges-probe-into-shooting-vs-leody-group-in-bukidnon">Palace condemns shooting incident vs Ka Leody group in Bukidnon</a></li></ul><p>He said the National Task Force for Safe Election&#x27;s plans &quot;were already placed.&quot; </p><p>&quot;Next na po niyan ay iyong NCRPO (National Capital Region Police Office), may paghahanda na po silang gagawin... just to make sure that we will prepare for a peaceful election,&quot; he said in a televised public briefing. </p><p>(The NCRPO is next, they will prepare, too.) <br/> <br/>Carlos said the PNP also deployed additional personnel in Pangasinan province and the Bondoc Peninsula. </p><p>&quot;Sila po ngayon ay nakatutok para masiguro na iyong maiwasan iyong kanilang intense political rivalry at iyon pong posibleng gumawa ng gulo,&quot; said the PNP chief. </p><p>(They are focused on preventing intense political rivalry and those who might cause trouble.) </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte has repeatedly vowed to ensure orderly and peaceful <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/31/22/comelec-orders-reverification-of-more-or-less-300-areas-of-election-concern">elections </a>this May. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/25/22/duterte-vows-clean-fair-halalan2022-under-his-watch">Duterte vows clean, fair #Halalan2022 under his watch; warns bets vs fear-mongering</a></li></ul><p>On Monday, he said he would again invoke the &quot;<a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/19/22/duterte-to-invoke-alunan-doctrine-in-halalan-2022">Alunan doctrine</a>&quot;, which limits the number of armed guards of politicians in the country beset by political violence. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2005587" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><p>Video from PTV</p></div><div><br/> <br/> </div>

The PNP said it was verifying claims of an alleged plot to sabotage the May 9 elections, which some presidential aspirants floated over the weekend.