LENTE signs Security Manifesto with Citizens Care for Election Security

February 9, 2010. – LENTE attended the third Election Security Summit held at Grand Regal Hotel in Davao City to sign a manifesto with Citizens Care and a host of other government and non-government participants in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Those who attended  “are deeply alarmed by the proliferation of fire arms and presence of undeputised armed persons in our communities despite the enforcement of a total gun-ban. [They] are also equally concerned on the prevalence of political dynasties that are dominating our political system not only in Mindanao but also in the whole Philippine archipelago.”

The manifesto aims to strengthen security mechanisms on 1) voters’ and election actors’ security through voters’ education and AFP and PNP visibility in election watchlist areas, 2) election materials and elections inspectors; 3) political candidates; and 4) structures such as AFP-PNP Joint Security Control Centers (JSCC), and legal assistance groups such as Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE) and mechanisms for communication and reporting of election related offenses through strengthening of documentation on election violations.