The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said Monday it will deploy 15,000 cops during the second “Trillion Peso March” on November 30.
“Sa katunayan po mayroon na po tayong nasa 15,000 na mga tao na idi-deploy natin, wala pa po dito iyong ating mga reinforcement na magmumula po sa iba’t ibang rehiyon gaya po ng Region III, Region IV-A at iba pang kalapit na rehiyon na magbibigay sa amin ng dagdag na puwersa kung kinakailangan po ng tulong,” said NCRPO public information office chief Police Major Hazel Asilo during the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon forum.
(In fact, we already have around 15,000 personnel that we will deploy, this does not yet include our reinforcements that will come from different regions such as Region III, Region IV-A, and other nearby regions that will give us additional force if help is needed.)
The massive protest on November 30 follows the first “Trillion Peso March” last September 21, which demanded accountability, the return of stolen public funds, and full transparency.
Some individuals, including minors, were also arrested after violence broke out in Mendiola in Manila last September 21.
The NCRPO said that it will beef up its intelligence gathering and monitoring to avoid any possible riots on November 30.
“Sa ngayon po mas pinaigting natin iyong pagmo-monitor lalo iyong ating intelligence gathering, iyong pakikipag-usap natin sa ating mga kapwa na allied agencies kung ano po iyong mga namo-monitor nila. At base po dito gumagawa tayo ng mga hakbang kung paano natin maiiwasan pa o maiiwasan ang same incident na nangyari noong September 21,” said Asilo.
(Right now, we have intensified our monitoring, especially our intelligence gathering, our communication with our fellow allied agencies about what they are monitoring. And based on this, we are taking steps on how we can prevent or avoid the same incident that happened last September 21.)
The police added that they are monitoring the possibility that those behind the riot last September could do the same again in the upcoming “Trillion Peso March.”
“…Patuloy pa rin po iyong ating pagmo-monitor at pagtsi-check kung ang mga—iyong mga grupo po na nagsimula or nag-instigate noong nakaraang September 21 rally is magkakaroon pa rin po sila ng parte or role dito sa ating magiging rally sa November 30. So, lahat po ito ay aming mino-monitor pa po sa hanggang ngayon,” said Asilo.
(…We are still continuously monitoring and checking if the—the groups that started or instigated the riot last September 21 will still have a part or role in our upcoming rally on November 30. So, all of this is what we are still monitoring up to now.)
