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Manila Bulletin devider devider AFP, PNP, Comelec join Unity Walk for 2019 Midterm Elections

AFP, PNP, Comelec join Unity Walk for 2019 Midterm Elections

Published Jan 14, 2019 02:33 pm
By Francis Wakefield The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), Commission on Elections (Comelec), and other stakeholders joined the 2019 Midterm Elections Unity Walk, Interfaith Prayer Rally, and Peace Covenant Signing on Sunday, January 13, for the honest, orderly, and peaceful conduct of elections. Officers from Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and government officials participate in Unity Walk, Inter-Faith Prayer Rally and Peace Covenant signing for peaceful May 2019 elections (QC Public Affairs Department / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) Officers from Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, and government officials participate in Unity Walk, Inter-Faith Prayer Rally and Peace Covenant signing for peaceful May 2019 elections (QC Public Affairs Department / Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN) AFP Public Affairs Chief Colonel Noel Detoyato, said around a contingent of 500 AFP from the General Headquarters, Army, Navy, and Air Force was present in the event. Detoyato said the contingent was led by Vice Admiral Gaudencio Collado Jr., Deputy Chief of Staff AFP. He was joined by Maj. Gen. Pablo Lorenzo, deputy chief of staff for Intelligence, J2; Commo Sean Anthony Villa AFP, assistant deputy chief of staff for operations AJ3; and Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, deputy chief of staff for civil military operations, AJ7, along with other AFP key leaders. The event kicked off at around 6:30 a.m. with a unity march that emanated from the Quezon City Hall, around elliptical road, and culminated inside the QC Memorial Circle Grandstand where a simple but meaningful program was held. The event culminated with the signing of an Integrity Pledge to manifest the candidates’ and GO’s and NGO’s commitment to make the election clean, safe, credible, and orderly and the casting away of white doves to symbolize peace. The entire event ended past 8 a.m. Collado says that the AFP’s participation signifies its resolve to ensure that the election shall be, in coordination with other GOs and NGOs shall be honest, orderly, peaceful, and safe. In a meeting with Comelec in Camp Crame last Friday, AFP Chief of Staff Gen Benjamin Madrigal Jr., said that the participation of AFP personnel shows the military's "unwavering commitment in keeping the integrity, sanctity, and security of a fair and honest elections." "AFP is the protector of the Filipino people and the state, intensifying our efforts to keep all electoral threats at bay, coordinating with everyone who attended here to uphold successful elections and the AFP shall remain apolitical and non-partisan as the President continues to remind us to be neutral," Madrigal said. "The unity walk is the continuation of the efforts towards this objective of HOPE – honest, orderly, peaceful elections," he added.
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