Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar instructed the local police and military Tuesday to provide equal security details and safety measures to all candidates, regardless of party affiliations, who come to this city for their campaign sorties.
“The priorities are the national candidates and their supporters joining rallies. Give everyone a fair and equal footing in terms of security,” Salazar told Colonels Alexander Lorenzo and Randolph Rojas, Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) director, and Task Force Zamboanga (TFZ) commander, respectively.
Salazar said the same security measures should also be given to local candidates and their supporters attending their campaign activities.
Proper coordination should be made with the city administrator’s office and the respective focal persons of the police and TFZ, she added.
Policemen and soldiers were deployed in strategic areas and at the Summit Center of the Universidad de Zamboanga (UZ) in Barangay Tetuan as UniTeam held a caravan and grand rally here Tuesday.
The UniTeam of presidential aspirant Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and vice-presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte is the second political party that held their campaign sorties here.
The first to hold a campaign sortie in the city was the tandem of Vice President and presidential aspirant Leonore “Leni” Robredo and her vice presidential candidate, Senator Francis Pangilinan on February 17 at the Climaco Freedom Park in Barangay Pasonanca.
Meanwhile, Salazar said the city, now under relaxed Alert Level 1 coronavirus disease 2019 restriction, is receiving several visitors, not just politicians, but businessmen and civic groups for conventions.
The most recent was the Eagles group convention, and soon the Lions and Rotary gatherings.
Source: Philippines News Agency