At least 56,023 police officers and personnel from other security forces will secure the annual tradition of Undas or visits to the dead on Nov. 1 and 2, the Philippine National Police said yesterday.
PNP information officer Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said they would deploy 25,359 police personnel to maintain peace and order in 5,175 cemeteries, memorial parks and columbaria nationwide for All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days.
Tuaño said at least 8,265 personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bureau of Fire Protection and Philippine Coast Guard would join the security contingent for Undas.
He added that up to 22,399 force multipliers composed of barangay public safety officers and members of non-government organizations would assist government security forces, although the number could still increase depending on the daily field assessment.
Apart from securing cemetery goers, Tuaño said police officers would manage public safety in transportation hubs, bus terminals, seaports and airports with the anticipation of the exodus of passengers traveling to and from the provinces.
To make it easy for the public to seek help, the PNP will put up 5,293 police assistance desks in cemeteries and other places of convergence along with 1,616 motorist assistance centers to help travelers across the country.