MANILA, Philippines (Updated 10:17 a.m.) — The National Capital Region Police Office will field at least 10,000 police officers to secure public and private cemeteries during the observance of All Saints’ Day or “Undas,” the NCRPO said yesterday.
“This does not include force multipliers like tanods, security guards and civic volunteer organizations,” NCRPO spokesperson Lt. Col. Dexter Versola said in a message on Viber.
The full deployment of police officers will occur a day before Undas, when thousands of people are expected to visit their deceased loved ones in cemeteries, to ensure that all security measures are in place.
In Quezon City, police district director Brig. Gen. Nicolas Torre III said they will deploy at least 4,000 police officers for Undas.
Versola said they will also set up seven rolling police outposts at cemeteries.
“You can put them where they are needed, for police officers to monitor the influx of people during Undas,” he told reporters during the unveiling of a rolling outpost in Parañaque.
Apart from cemeteries, the NCRPO will also secure other places of convergence such as churches, malls and public transportation terminals.
Police reminded the public to observe COVID-19 protocols such as wearing face masks in crowded places.