Brigadier General Andre Dizon, Director of the Manila Police District (left), along with Chairman George Erwin Garcia of the Commission on Elections (right), spearheaded a joint checkpoint operation involving the Philippine National Police, Philippine Army, and Philippine Coast Guard. This initiative marked the commencement of the Barangay Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSBK) 2023. The inaugural ceremony took place at the Kartilya ng Katipunan on Monday, August 28, 2023.

(BENJAMIN CUARESMA/ai/mnm)