MANILA, Philippines — Over 500 police officers have been deployed to ensure the safety and security of visitors at the Manila North Cemetery on Thursday, acting National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Brig. Gen. Debold Sinas said.
“Ang naka-deploy dito ay 250 at one time. Ang total na full blast dito is 540, ngayon kasi umaga pa lang (We have deployed 250 police officers personnel at one time. The full blast deployment would be 540 policemen. It’s still early now),” Sinas told reporters.
“Just the same, meron din kaming dinedeploy na intel personnel natin na kasama sa crowd para at least magmanman kung ano man ang nandiyan (Just the same, we also deployed intelligence personnel who would blend among the crowd to observe),” he added.
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Sinas also said that K-9 units have been deployed at Manila’s largest burial ground to augment the police’s security efforts.
“Meron tayong K-9 units na nagiikot po dito para at least ma-secure na hindi tayo malusutan(We also have K-9 units doing rounds to ensure that nothing will slip past us).”
No security threat
Sinas said no security threats have been reported or monitored, so far in Manila’s four major cemeteries.
“Wala pa naman kaming na-receive na threats from our intelligence unit pati sa ibang unit at ngayon na-deploy na namin lahat ng tao namin (We have not yet received any information on security threats from our intelligence unit as well as from our other units. We’ve deployed all our personnel),” Sinas said.
“Ang joint task force NCR ay nag-deploy din ng tao sa mga major cemeteries and convergence kaagapay namin sila sa pagse-secure ng area (A joint task force of NCR also deployed personnel in major cemeteries. They will help us in securing the area),” Sinas added.
Sinas, along with Manila Police District chief Brig. Gen. Bernabe Balba and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno visited and inspected preparations at the Manila North Cemetery Thursday morning. /gsg