BATAAN CAPITOL — More than 10,000 candidates for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections 2023 attended Thursday afternoon a peace covenant to ensure a peaceful and credible  election.

The candidates marched around the capitol compound before proceeding to Bataan People's Center.

In his speech, Governor Joet Garcia lauded the barangay candidates for their cooperation to have a peaceful election come 30 October.

"Election is just one day; after that, we are all Bataenos," said the governor, adding that the idea of forging a peace covenant came from Commission on Elections in Bataan supervisor Atty. Ian Silva.

Also present during the peace covenant were Col. Palmer Tria, Bataan police director; Vice Governor Cris Garcia, board member Atty. Tonyboy Roman, Mayor Robin Tagle of Abucay; Vice Mayor Patrick Rellosa of Hermosa town, and top army and police officials.