{"id":240030,"date":"2019-12-14T03:31:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T08:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=240030"},"modified":"2019-12-14T03:31:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T08:31:57","slug":"pnp-intensifies-security-preps-on-simbang-gabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/14\/pnp-intensifies-security-preps-on-simbang-gabi\/","title":{"rendered":"PNP intensifies security preps on \u2018Simbang Gabi\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a statement on Saturday, Gamboa said he placed all police units in Luzon and Visayas on full Alert status effective 6 a.m. Sunday, (Dec. 15), for the entire Holiday Season until Jan. 5, 2020. (File Photo<\/a>: Philippine National Police\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— With the yearly “Simbang Gabi” set to start at dawn on Monday (Dec. 16), Philippine National Police officer-in-charge Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa has ordered the stepping up of police visibility and preventive patrol operations to the ensure safety and security of churchgoers attending the traditional \u201cSimbang Gabi\u201d.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Saturday, Gamboa said he placed all police units in Luzon and Visayas on full Alert status effective 6 a.m. Sunday, (Dec. 15), for the entire Holiday Season until Jan. 5, 2020.<\/p>\n

The full alert means the highest level of readiness in all police officers and units in Luzon and Visayas.<\/p>\n

Through the PNP Command Memorandum Circular \u201cPaskuhan\u201d 2019, 69,335 PNP personnel backed by 157,264 force multipliers would be deployed across the country for law enforcement and public safety operations.<\/p>\n

“We do not really anticipate major peace and order issues during the Yuletide Season, but, we are deploying more policemen in the field as a crime prevention measure,” Gamboa said.<\/p>\n

Gamboa instructed all police regional directors to beef-up night shift personnel and redirect mobile and foot patrol operations for nine-day dawn masses or “Misa de Gallo” ushering Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

Gamboa also instructed all local police units to coordinate with village authorities to monitor violators of the ban on dangerous and illegal firecrackers.<\/p>\n

Field unit commanders were instructed m to deploy mobile patrol units with blinkers on to visibly establish police presence.<\/p>\n

He also instructed area supervisors among Directors for Integrated Police Operations (DIPO) to determine compliance of field units through unannounced inspection.<\/p>\n

PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said the deployment is to implement the PNP Enhanced Managing Police Operations (E-MPO) Strategy, which would address safety and security issues and concerns.<\/p>\n

The PNP troop deployment, Banac said, would cover community firecracker and display zones, assistance hubs, places of worship, commercial centers, road safety points, seaports, train stations, and airports.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, other units would be deployed for anti-criminality operations, anti-motorcycle-riding suspects, and reactionary standby support force, Banac said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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