(File photo of police involved in Sona activities taken on July 23, 2013)
MANILA, Philippines — The security plan of Philippine National Police (PNP) for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s second State of the National Address (Sona) on July 24 is nearly 100 percent ready.
PNP public information office chief Brigadier General Redrico Maranan said this was the report he received from the regional director of National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO).
“Handang handa na ang NCRPO sa darating na ikalawang Sona ng ating pangulo at sa ngayon, very minor adjustments na lang ang ating ginagawa,” Maranan said in a public briefing.
(NCRPO is ready for our president’s second Sona, and right now, we are just making very minor adjustments.)
“Marami na ring mga meetings and coordination tayong na-attend-an at almost, sabi nga ng ating regional director, 100 percent ready tayo sapagkat ito naman ay may mga template na tayong ginagamit,” he added.
(We have attended many meetings and coordination, and according to our regional director, we are almost 100 percent ready because we have templates that we are already using.)
PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. earlier said PNP’s security plan will cover contingency moves within Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City, where Marcos is set to deliver his address.
Acorda added PNP’s initial plan is to deploy 23,000 police personnel within Metro Manila.
Meanwhile, Quezon City Police District (QCPD) director Brigadier General Nicholas Torre III said, in an earlier briefing, that of the 23,000 police personnel, around 7,000 to 8,000 will be dispatched within the venue and the city.
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