All Saints' Day peaceful so far - NCRPO
Only one crime incident was reported in Metro Manila as thousands of people flocked to various cemeteries to observe All Saints’ Day, police said Sunday afternoon.
Director Roberto Rosales, chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), said that as of 5 p.m., the only crime report they received was a theft case involving a 13-year-old boy at the Manila North Cemetery in Quezon.
“Sa North Cemetery, may nahuling bata, edad na trese anyos, sa salang snatching. Pero naibalik rin ang cell phone sa may-ari," Rosales told dzBB radio in an interview.
(A 13-year-old boy was nabbed at the North Cemetery for snatching. But the cell phone he took was already returned to its owner.)
He said security would remain tight in the metropolis throughout the day and the next day. At least 13,000 policemen have been deployed to keep watch over cemeteries and other vital installations during the All Saints’ Day.
“Highly-visible (ang mga pulis) para sa kapakanan ng publiko (Policemen are highly visible for the sake of public safety). “We will maintain this setup until the last visitor leaves the cemeteries," he said. - GMANews.TV
Director Roberto Rosales, chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), said that as of 5 p.m., the only crime report they received was a theft case involving a 13-year-old boy at the Manila North Cemetery in Quezon.
“Sa North Cemetery, may nahuling bata, edad na trese anyos, sa salang snatching. Pero naibalik rin ang cell phone sa may-ari," Rosales told dzBB radio in an interview.
(A 13-year-old boy was nabbed at the North Cemetery for snatching. But the cell phone he took was already returned to its owner.)
He said security would remain tight in the metropolis throughout the day and the next day. At least 13,000 policemen have been deployed to keep watch over cemeteries and other vital installations during the All Saints’ Day.
“Highly-visible (ang mga pulis) para sa kapakanan ng publiko (Policemen are highly visible for the sake of public safety). “We will maintain this setup until the last visitor leaves the cemeteries," he said. - GMANews.TV
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