Manila, July 22 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said it will be coordinating with law enforcement agencies to ensure that holding of the Sept. 14 Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections (BPE) is peaceful.

Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said checkpoints have been set up to areas in the region as the Election Period has started on July 16 until Sept. 29.

"We will coordinate with the PNP (Philippine National Police) and AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) to lay the groundwork and we said that we will not allow widespread unrest," he said in an interview.

"The AFP and PNP must have joint patrols in the red category areas. It cannot be just the PNP. The AFP must be included," the poll body chief added.

At the same t...