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Nolcom commander Lt. Gen. Bonifacio Ramos told The STAR that the military, which the Commission on Elections (Comelec) has asked to augment police forces in the two provinces, will help disarm these groups to ensure peaceful elections. 


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James Arthur Jimenez, Comelec spokesman, identified these areas as Abra and Nueva Ecija in Luzon; Sulu, Tawi-tawi, Maguindanao, Basilan and Lanao del Sur, all in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).


Jimenez said these "areas of concern" have either tight political rivalry or groups that might sow violence to mar the conduct of peaceful elections.


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Comelec Commissioner Florentino Tuason said the poll body has approved a decision scratching out the restriction contained in an earlier resolution.


"We have already deleted the provision of a resolution, which the Supreme Court has already declared unconstitutional. So our new resolution now reflects that it is legally correct," Tuason said.


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Private armies in Abra, Ecija watched

By Ding Cervantes | April 27, 2007 - 12:00am

ANGELES CITY – The Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) is closely watching private armed groups in Abra and in seven cities and towns in Nueva...

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Comelec monitoring seven provinces

By James Mananghaya | February 17, 2007 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is closely monitoring political activities in seven provinces where violence could erupt and mar the electoral process. James Arthur Jimenez, Comelec spokesman,...

Nation

Comelec lifts ban on poll surveys

January 31, 2007 - 12:00am

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has lifted its ban on the publication of election surveys prior to the midterm elections, an election official clarified yesterday. Comelec Commissioner Florentino Tuason...

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