
Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

Members of the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines man a checkpoint along Luzon Ave. in Quezon City on August 28, 2023, as the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls starts. PHOTOS BY ISMAEL DE JUAN