NCRPO: More than 22,000 cops to be deployed for PBBM's SONA in July
By Hannah Nicol
National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Regional Director Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said around 22,000 policemen will be deployed to secure the National Capital Region, particularly the area of Batasang Pambansa, during President Marcos' third State of the Nation Address (SONA) in July.

During the Talk to the Press forum at the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) headquarters in Quezon City, Nartatez assured that the deployment will follow the previous years' protocol of maximum tolerance.
Nartatez, during the same forum, assured QCPD Chief Brig. Gen. Redrico Maranan of the implementation of the various programs, actions, and projects of the NCRPO in the QCPD.
He highlighted that Quezon City, as the biggest city in the National Capital Region (NCR) in terms of land and population, requires more security for various activities, local, national, or international, to ensure peace and order.

Nartatez congratulated the QCPD for its accomplishment in the campaign against illegal drugs and illegal possession of firearm which saw a decrease of 30 percent from July 2022 up to the present.
“Gen. Maranan together with his 16 different station commanders, mataas ang accomplishment rate laban sa illegal na droga at ilegal na pagmamay-ari ng baril sa Quezon City (Gen. Maranan, together with his 16 different station commanders, has achieved a high accomplishment rate in combating illegal drugs and illegal possession of firearms in Quezon City),” he said.
He added that they will review QCPD's best practices and share these with the other police districts.