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More than a 100,000 police and military troops are being deployed across the Philippines to provide security ahead of elections due in May. More than 100,000 police and military troops are being deployed across the Philippines to provide security ahead of elections due in May.
The aim is to enforce a ban on all unlicensed weapons and encourage private militias to disband.The aim is to enforce a ban on all unlicensed weapons and encourage private militias to disband.
The move comes in the wake of the mass killing of 57 people in the southern province of Maguindanao.The move comes in the wake of the mass killing of 57 people in the southern province of Maguindanao.
The incident was widely believed to have been related to the forthcoming elections in May.The incident was widely believed to have been related to the forthcoming elections in May.
It is a measure of the history of election related violence in the Philippines that these additional security measures are deemed necessary. It is a measure of the history of election-related violence in the Philippines that these additional security measures are deemed necessary.
It is also a very high profile effort to try to reassure a nervous and sceptical public that the authorities are determined to act. In part the heightened security is a response to the massacre in Maguindanao last November. It is also a very high-profile effort to try to reassure a nervous and sceptical public that the authorities are determined to act. In part, the heightened security is a response to the massacre in Maguindanao last November.
The main suspect, Andal Ampatuan Junior, is a member of a politically powerful family that has long provided strong support for President Gloria Arroyo.The main suspect, Andal Ampatuan Junior, is a member of a politically powerful family that has long provided strong support for President Gloria Arroyo.
Mr Ampatuan stands accused of killing relatives of a rival political clan who were on their way to register a candidate for May's elections.Mr Ampatuan stands accused of killing relatives of a rival political clan who were on their way to register a candidate for May's elections.
Several journalists and lawyers were also among the victims. A number of journalists and lawyers were also among the victims.
Their convoy was stopped at a check point before the killings were carried out.Their convoy was stopped at a check point before the killings were carried out.
In the days that followed the entire police force of the province was removed and some senior officers placed in custody. In the days that followed, the entire police force of the province was removed and some senior officers placed in custody.
So setting up police check points in areas identified as security hotspots may not provide as much reassurance as the authorities hope.So setting up police check points in areas identified as security hotspots may not provide as much reassurance as the authorities hope.