Manila, May 7 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil on Wednesday said every plan that would ensure a peaceful and orderly May 12 midterm polls is now in place, especially the deployment of around 163,000 police personnel across the country.

Marbil made this assurance as he spearheaded the activation of the PNP Media Action Center at Camp Crame's Command Center.

The Media Action Center will function as a centralized hub for real-time information dissemination and media coordination throughout the election period to ensure transparency, rapid response, and public awareness.

The PNP also activated its National Election Monitoring Action Center (NEMAC) that will serve as the real-time monitoring of the situ...