INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS IN 2010 NUEVA ECIJA POLLS

INSTITUTION LEAD AGENCY PEACEKEEPING EFFORT PERIOD COVERED AREA COVERED/ GROUP RATIONALE OBJECTIVES OTHER INFO
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Government Office of Gov. Aurelio Request to place NE 2010 elections To “have peaceful -The letter will be
Umali under Comelec control and orderly considered together with
elections,” as similar letters from other
stated in Umali’s provinces in determining
letter ‘area of concern’, ‘area
of immediate concern’
and ‘under Comelec
control’

- Comelec urged
submission of reports on
election-related violence,
determined areas with
security concerns, and
studied what areas
should have early
elections.
Government Nueva Ecija police Monitoring of three Neutralization 1st and 2nd Some of the armed To dismantle - The information was
private armed groups before May 2010 Districts and at the groups are engaged PAGs identified as bared by S. Supt.
elections boundaries of the 3rd in crimes, with ‘Alakdan’ and Ricardo Marquez during
and 4th Districts standing warrants of ‘Kamagong’ the first joint conference
arrest for armed of PNP, AFP and
robbery and gun-for- Comelec held at
hire activities. Wesleyan University in
Cabanatuan City.
PAGs are feared to
resurface at the
request of politicians
during the elections
Government Gapan LGU Declaration of Gapan Registration Camps of outgoing Natividad’s elder To ease tension - The incident led to the
City Hall as ‘no- period for 2010 mayor Ernesto L. brother, Romeo, between suspension of
firearm zone’ Polls (ended on Natividad and vice barged into the local contending camps registration and the
Oct. 31, 2009) mayor Christian Comelec office on sending of police to
Tinio, and Police October 21 and secure the Comelec
Security Protection choked election office until after October
Group officer Herbert 31.

Individual Bongabon Mayor Amelia Urging the PPRCV to
Gamilla scrap candidates’ fora
Church Parish Pastoral Council
for Responsible Voting
Santiago for
allegedly blocking - The case was referred
the registration of the to Comelec law
mayor’s supporters. department for possible
legal action against
Natividad’s brother
- Natividad said he was
expecting the incident to
happen because Comelec
had sat on his request to
relieve officials
(relatives and SP
members identified with
Tinio) whom he
perceived to be favoring
Tinio.
2010 elections Gamilla told Avert poll-related - Gamilla is running for
campaign period newsmen that violence reelection under the
candidates’ fora Team Asenso of
could prove divisive BALANE against retired
and even spark police general Ricardo
violence among Padilla.
candidates and their
supporters. - Bongabon is closely
monitored by police due
to recent bombing
incidents.
“Tipan ng 2010 elections All candidates Election related To have honest, - The rites were held at
Kapayapaan” running for local violence specifically orderly and Maria Assumpta
posts in Nueva Ecija the Jaen shoot-out on peaceful elections Seminary on March 25,
and district April 26, 2007 where 2010.
representatives two persons died and
17 others were - Those who signed the
wounded. pact were Gov. Aurelio
Umali, 3rd District
representative Chzarina
Umali, Board Member
bet Emmanuel Anthony
Umali, Vice Governor
 bet Gay Padiernos and
other candidates under
the Lakas-Kampi;
BALANE team
composed of Edward
Thomas Joson, running
mate Rommel Padilla, 1st
District congressional
bet Josefina Manuel-
Joson; and Lakas-
Kampi congressional
candidates Rodolfo
Antonino, Renato Diaz
and Joseph Violago.

- Bishop Sofronio
Bancud expressed
frustration over the
failure of some
candidates to attend the
rites and specifically
mentioned Jaen mayor
Antonio Prospero
Esquivel.
Government Nueva Ecija PNP and Formation of Task 2007 Polls 3rd and 4th Districts NE placed under the To stop election To stop NPA from - Additional soldiers
Nueva Ecija Comelec Force Nueva Ecija of Nueva Ecija, Comelec watchlist as violence collecting Permit from 702nd Army
particularly “area of concern”. to Campaign fees Brigade beefed up police
Cabanatuan City and from candidates in force in manning
Gapan City Areas covered by TF areas NPA claims checkpoints TF-covered
were noted for control over. areas.
intense political
rivalries. - Regional police
director Chief Supt.
Ismael Rafanan
dismissed reports that
NE would be placed
under Comelec control
and said NE could be
considered ‘very
peaceful’.
 - Rafanan cited very
active media reportage
may have stirred the
notion that NE as
election-related tension
zone.
Church Members of the Catholic Holding of the 1988 local Winner for the To guard the ballot The local elections was
church “Pasyon” at the elections Cabanatuan boxes kept in the held in January 1988.
Cabanatuan City hall mayoralty post has city hall.
yet to be proclaimed Vying for the mayoralty
by Comelec post were Honorato
Perez and Philip
The Catholic church Ordonez.
was then observing
the Lent The proclamation was
delayed due to an appeal
by Ordonez.
Church United Methodist Church Peace Talks June 22, 1980 The Cabanatuan City To avert escalation Attending the talks were
led by Philippine hall was gutted by of violence Cab. City mayor Perez,
Wesleyan College fire two weeks Gov. Eduardo Joson,
before the peace Philippine Wesleyan
accord. College president Dr.
Gloria Lacson, Gen.
More than a dozen Fidel V. Ramos and
people died and Region III commanding
several others were general Vicente Eduardo
injured including who served as
Cab. City mayor moderator.
Honorato Perez