CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A will deploy 6,557 police officers to secure the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon (Calabarzon) region this All Saints’ Day.
PRO 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth Lucas said they will be assigned to places of convergence and transportation hubs and terminals and serve as route security from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3.
They will be supported by 650 personnel from the military, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and Bureau of Fire Protection and 5,675 force multipliers.
They will be posted on the Aguinaldo Highway in Cavite, the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) in Laguna, the Southern Tagalog Access Road (STAR) in Batangas, as well as other national highways in Rizal and Quezon. These areas are expected to experience heavy traffic due to the volume of vehicles during the Undas exodus.
Lucas ordered police to enhance security operations and implement a comprehensive public safety plan for a secure, safe, and orderly observance of “Undas.”
He added that they will ramp up public safety services to assist the public and ensure overall security as All Saints’ Day could be exploited by various threat groups, terrorists, and other criminal elements.