MANILA, Philippines — Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said Friday that the military was carrying out background checks on candidates to avert possible “foreign influence” in the upcoming midterm polls.
“Through our intelligence operations, we will check all candidates, including their background. If we find red tags, we will inform the Commission on Elections (Comelec) about it. We don’t want a repeat of what happened during the previous elections that a certain candidate was able to slip through,” Brawner said.
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