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Day 1 of filing of COC in Cotabato City peaceful

Local News • 18:30 PM Tue Oct 13, 2015
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By: 
Edwin O. Fernandez

COTABATO CITY - The first day of filing of certificates of candidacy in Cotabato has been very peaceful and orderly, police authorities here said.Senior Supt. Rex Anongos, city police directors, said except for the discovery of an improvised bomb in Barangay Rosary Heights Mother, the political activity was generally peaceful.Speaking over DXMS Radyo Bida,Anongos said the incidentdid not disrupt the orderly and peaceful filing of candidacy in
at least three major political areas.

The Cotabato
City Police Office, with back up forces from PNP in the Autonomous Region in
Muslim Mindanao (PNP-ARMM), Police Regional Office 12 (PNP-12) and Army Special
Forces Battalion were tasked to secure the Cotabato City Comelec Office, the
Maguindanao provincial Comelec office and the Comelec-ARMM regional office
here.

Our assessment
was that we have a very peaceful and orderly filing of COCs and traffic flow is
well managed,” Anongos said.

I appeal to
candidates or future leaders to inform us of your schedule of filing so we can
provide you ample security. Control your
supporters and help us maintain law and order,” Anongos appealed to politicians
and their parties.

We asure you
that we are in control of the situation, the IED discovery was isolated,”
Anongos added.

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