LEGAZPI CITY - The Police Regional Office 5 (PRO-5) joined the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the simultaneous mock elections on Wednesday as part of the contingency preparation for the May 9, 2022 national and local elections. In a statement on Thursday, Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, PRO-5 regional director, said it conducted maximum deployment of its personnel to secure the designated polling precinct located at Albay Central Elementary School, Pioduran West Central School, and Pioduran East Central School. "Police authorities also provide convoy security on the transport of the ballots to and from the polling precincts. It also manned the traffic management to ensure unhampered movements of election-related activities," he said. Estomo said PRO-5 had a well-established Joint Security Assistance Desk (JSAD) to monitor and provide an update on the timely situation on the mock elections. "Possible attacks and lawlessness were also identified and the plan of actions to