Commission on Election (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia answers questions from the media regarding the ambush of Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie Amil at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros on Dec. 23, 2024. Garcia called on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismantle private armies during the election period to avoid further violence. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOCommission on Election (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia answers questions from the media regarding the ambush of Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie Amil at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros on Dec. 23, 2024. Garcia called on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismantle private armies during the election period to avoid further violence. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOCommission on Election (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia answers questions from the media regarding the ambush of Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie Amil at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros on Dec. 23, 2024. Garcia called on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismantle private armies during the election period to avoid further violence. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOCommission on Election (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia answers questions from the media regarding the ambush of Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie Amil at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros on Dec. 23, 2024. Garcia called on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismantle private armies during the election period to avoid further violence. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTOCommission on Election (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia answers questions from the media regarding the ambush of Sulu Provincial Election Supervisor Vidzfar Julie Amil at the Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros on Dec. 23, 2024. Garcia called on the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to dismantle private armies during the election period to avoid further violence. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO