In preparation for the upcoming commemoration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is on heightened security alert and has deployed police personnel to ensure the safety of the public.
“Effective kahapon po ay naka-heightened alert na po ang ating mga area police command pati na rin po ‘yung ating police regional offices bilang bahagi po ng ating security plan para po sa coverage ng Undas,” PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo said.
According to Fajardo, several police personnel have been deployed as early as Monday since people were expected to visit earlier to avoid the crowd.
“Yung atin pong police assistance desks ay naka-establish na rin po sa mga sementeryo, public transportation hubs including seaports and airports po,” she said.
“Kasama na po sa deployment na po na ‘yan ‘yung atin pong mga K9 to help po sa pagse-secure ng mga bagahe at siyempre matulungan po ‘yung management ng transport terminals,” she added.
Regional directors have the liberty of increasing the number of personnel deployed. Due to the ongoing response to Severe Tropical Storm Kristine and Super Typhoon Leon’s approach, Fajardo said a total of 21,000 personnel have been deployed for Undas.
Currently, PNP has not detected any threat related to the observance of Undas.
“Sa ngayon po, wala po tayong namo-monitor na credible at seryosong banta po para po sa pag-observe natin ng Undas,” Fajardo said.
“Pero gaya nga ng ating laging sinasabi we are maintaining our security stance and measures po at ‘yun pong ating coordination sa ibang security forces to ensure po na hindi po tayo malusutan ng anumang banta sa seguridad,” she added.