To monitor any activities from threat groups that might
jeopardize the peace and security during sixth and last State of the Nation
Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III, the Philippine National Police
(PNP) will deploy their first mobile advance command on Monday (July 27),
according to PNP Public Information Office (PIO) Chief Police Chief Supt.
Wilben Mayor on Thursday.
Mayor said with the mobile command post, PNP officials will
be able to monitor the situation in the vicinity of the Batasan Complex where
the SONA will be held.
”Ginawa ang mobile advance command post ng PNP and itong van
na ito is intended for major events at ito nga madedeploy sa ating darating na
SONA,” Mayor said, adding that National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO)
officer-in-charge Chief Supt. Allen Bantolo, who is assigned as Task Force
Commander, will personally monitor the situation in the area.
Representatives from the PNP Communication and Electronic
Service will help in the technical aspect of the mobile advance command post.
PNP Communication and Electronic Service Deputy Chief Sr.
Supt. Ramon Puruganan said the mobile command post has four small televisions
and three big television sets that will serve as monitor of the cameras
installed in the area.
The mobile command post has the ability to immediately
transmit all datas or footage captured by the CCTV's to the national
headquarters.
He said the mobile command post also have satellite phone
with two-way radios inside for easy and fastest way of communication.
On the initial assessment, Puruganan said the 40-footer van
mobile command post has a value of Php80,000.
”This is an advance emergency command post. Iba-iba ang
tawag dito, 'nung una ito ay emergency event monitoring van tapos naging
advance command post but kung ano man ang tawag dito this is basically a
satellite command center that will help the operations of our troops sa ground
level,” Purugganan noted.
He said the van was basically conceptualized "to help
our operating units on the ground in whatever situation whether it is disaster,
investigation, any event for that matter. It has the capability to provide
communications for personnel and then also the cameras installed can transmit
to the headquarters particularly in operations center."
”So we are equipped with PTZ cameras, fixed cameras, radios
and of course computers to support our people. We have also satellite phones
and this is also capable of teleconference. Pwede natin dalhin ito anywhere.
Unang trial run nito ay sa SONA and we expect that this is in the vicinity of
Congress in support of our people during the SONA,” he added.
Mayor said if the use of the said mobile command post is
proven effective, DILG Secretary Mar Roxas promised to upgrade it to be used
during big events in the country.
Mayor also said that based on previous statements of PNP
Chief Director General Ricardo Marquez, they have already started the
preparations of the security plan for the event, some three months ago and is
nearing the finalization.
”We will deploy sufficient personnel na makakatugon sa
pangangailangan ng sitwasyon to ensure peace and orderly activities sa SONA ng
ating Pangulo. Para sa kapulisan, ang ating paninindigan is to ensure na maging
maayos ang SONA ng ating Pangulo. Ito na rin pagkakataon para hilingin sa ating
mamamayan ang kapulisan po ay andyan po para panatilihin ang katahimikan ng
activity na ito at hinihiling natin na tayo naman po sana
Mayor said the PNP will observe maximum tolerance but if the
rallyists intend chaos, the PNP will implement the full force of the law to
protect the public.
He said protest rallies are banned within the two-kilometer
zone of the House of Representatives when the President delivers the SONA.
Mayor said that NCRPO–OIC Chief Supt. Bantolo will be head
of the Task-Force “Kapayapaan 2015” to secure the Batasan Complex as he
directed concerned authorities to maintain maximum tolerance.
Mayor said that he can’t provide the details regarding the
deployment because these area operational data.
The TF “Kapayapaan 2015” commander shall directly supervise
the conduct of all coordination with concerned law enforcement agencies,
security preparations and operations in Metro Manila.
The Task Force is basically a composite team of the entire
NCRPO police force and all the police districts in Metro Manila including the
augmentation forces coming from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
President Benigno Aquino III is set to deliver on Monday
(July 27), his sixth and last SONA as his term ends in May next year.
Last year, around 7,000 protesters from various militant
groups attended the anti-SONA rally in front of the Ever Gotesco Mall in Commonwealth Avenue , Quezon City
Around 10,000 government security forces were deployed for
the occasion under a joint task force by the PNP, the Armed Forces of the Philippines
With government security forces in place, concrete
barricades, steel railings, barbed wires and container vans were placed in
strategic points in the protest area to prevent protesters from advancing to
the House of Representatives.
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