PNP: 53 cases of drowning, fire, crimes monitored during Holy Week

Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame. File photo.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) monitored 53 cases of drowning, fire, vehicular accidents, and crimes during Holy Week, according to its public information office (PIO) chief, Col. Randulf Tuaño.

Tuaño said drowning topped the list of Holy Week incidents nationwide at 31, which is lower by 28 percent compared to 43 incidents recorded last year.

“Drowning incidents were among these 53 incidents. We also recorded five vehicular accidents, one robbery hold-up, and fire incidents in NCR, Region 8, and Region 9,” he said in Filipino in an interview over dzBB.

“We also logged cases of acts of lasciviousness, stabbing, and other small threats,” he added.

Despite this, Tuaño said the observance of this year’s Holy Week was generally peaceful since the total number of incidents was lower by 24 percent compared to the figure monitored in 2024.

He added that the PNP has remained under heightened alert status since March 24 and has already deployed up to 69,000 personnel until the end of May.

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