Nearly 200 cops will be deployed on plebiscite day in Marawi to watch out for potential 'spoilers of peace.'
LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines – Local security forces in Marawi said on Friday, March 17, that the situation in the city is generally peaceful in the run-up to a plebiscite, even as the city witnessed a gun attack earlier this week.
The Philippine National Police will deploy 188 personnel on plebiscite day to watch out for potential “spoilers of peace.” Saturday’s plebiscite is decision-making time for residents of barangays Sagonsongan and Boganga, on whether they agree to divide their respective villages into two.
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