Manila, March 28 -- The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Administrative Region (PROCAR) has deployed an additional 100 policemen to Abra province to help strengthen the implementation of checkpoint operations as the May 12 national and local elections near.

In a phone interview on Friday, Brig. Gen. David Peredo, PROCAR director, said, "We have ordered that the security operations be strengthened with the setting up of more checkpoints in the area."

To be able to implement the order, Peredo said they have deployed more personnel to augment the current police force and ensure the safety of the public.

It can be recalled that several shooting incidents have been recorded in Abra as early as February this year, sowing fear among the publ...