120 election-related violence cases logged in 2024; 12 validated – Comelec

120 election-related violence cases logged in 2024; 12 validated – Comelec

[Inquirer.net] - 01/9/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded over a hundred election-related incidents of violence in 2024, according to Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman George Garcia. Based on the initial report from the PNP, Garcia said there were 120 suspected (…)



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