Teachers not backing out of poll duty

Threats are not the reason why some teachers have backed out from poll duties, according to the Commission on Elections.

- With Neil Jayson Servallos

Comelec Chairman George Garcia said 30 teachers from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao backed out due to health reasons or because some of them are related to candidates in the BARMM.

The teachers will be replaced by police in performing poll duties.

He said local Comelec offices are requesting teachers to declare by today if they would not be able to perform poll duties so that Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel can be immediately deployed to replace them.

The poll chief noted that 9,000 PNP personnel have been trained and are ready to serve in poll duties on Monday.