The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) has deployed 1,356 police officers in response to the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Cebu, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Data released by the PNP as of 11 a.m. showed that the Cebu City Police Office sent out 348 personnel; Lapu-Lapu City sent 294; and Mandaue City sent 51.
On the provincial level, the Cebu police deployed 363 officers, while Bohol deployed 143.
Then, the Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO 7) Mobile Force Battalion deployed 100 officers, the Regional Headquarters deployed 50 and the Regional Medical and Dental Unit deployed seven.
The PNP added that PRO 7 was monitoring 1,457 evacuation centers across the region.
It further said three police stations were damaged during the quake but did not specify which.
The tremor struck 19 kilometers northeast of Bogo City in Cebu province on Tuesday night.
At least 26 were reported dead and 147 were reported injured due to the earthquake as of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council’s latest situational report.