MANILA -Philippine National Police (PNP) director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon on Friday said they are now readying security forces for the proclamation of presumptive President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and presumptive Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio. De Leon also said the PNP will continue to monitor any mass gathering that may arise as the country is now transitioning to the next administration. "It's still the election period, and we have a lot to do. The PNP will continue its monitoring, intelligence gathering, and other police functions to ensure a seamless and peaceful transition of power on June 30," de Leon said in a statement. Marcos is expected to be proclaimed next week after garnering more than 31 million votes while his nearest rival, Vice President Leni Robredo, only received more than 14 million votes of 98.35 percent of election returns from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Transparency Media Server Meanwhile, de Leo
MANILA-Philippine National Police (PNP) director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon, on Thursday said that body-worn cameras will be used by police officers who will be deployed to secure the special elections in 12 barangays in Lanao del Sur to ensure that all operations and responses for the conduct of peaceful and credible polls are well-documented. He added that the use of body-worn cameras would be greatly useful not only for transparency on the part of PNP personnel but also in any legal offensive against those who would dare to sabotage or influence the results of the special polls. "I've merely given them orders to use them (body cam) to ensure transparency, adequate monitoring, and documentation," De Leon said. "All accessible body-worn cameras in the surrounding regions will be deployed to the area so that even higher level commanders will be able to monitor those being used by our personnel on the ground through a real-time video feed," he ad