October 19, 2023

DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos

With the start of the official campaign period today for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) 2023, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is committed to ensuring clean, honest, and peaceful campaigning by our BSKE candidates and their supporters.

Police visibility remains a priority, and the PNP is ready to deploy more personnel, particularly in areas determined by COMELEC as areas of concern, in our bid to maintain public safety and security and prevent all forms of election-related violence in communities.

Voting is a sacred exercise of our democratic rights. Napakahalaga ng inyong mga boto lalo na’t malaki ang papel na ginagampanan ng mga barangay sa pagpapatupad ng mga programa at polisiya ng pamahalaan. That’s why I call on everyone: let’s work together to protect our electoral process against those who commit vote-buying and vote-selling. Wakasan natin ang kanser ng lipunan na ito!

Kasama ng COMELEC at ng mga mamamayang Pilipino ang DILG at ang PNP sa pagbabantay at pagtitiyak ng mapayapang pagdaraos ng halalan, mula kampanya hanggang sa bilangan. Sama-sama nating itaguyod ang maayos, malinis, at matiwasay na eleksyon ng ating mga barangay officials tungo sa pagkamit ng ating mithiin na isang Bagong Pilipinas.

Original Article at: https://dilg.gov.ph/news/DILG-Statement-on-the-Commencement-of-the-Campaign-Period-for-the-Barangay-and-Sangguniang-Kabataan-Elections-2023/NC-2023-1201