ELITE members of the Special Action Forces (SAF) from Camp Crame arrived Wednesday night to augment the security force in the city for major events in the city this month.
The SAF troopers, exact number was kept confidential, are in addition to more than 4,000 police officers tasked to secure the major activities set in the city, including the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ASEAN summit and the Miss Universe show.
Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Sr. Supt. Michael John Dubria said the city is on full alert status due to the events.
The SAF troopers, along with the Davao del Sur police contingent, are temporarily staying at the DCPO.
Dubria said the SAF members were supposed to stay at the Police Regional Office (PRO) XI in Buhangin. But the available facilities at the police regional command were already occupied.
Dubria said that the billeting of the enforcement officers was matter they already settled.
Out of the 4,000 policemen assigned for the events, some 3,000 are not from the city.
Primarily, the gymnasium of the PRO XI was first identified. When it was already occupied, they requested for the People’s Park and the Almendras Gym. However, there was a prior function at Almendras Gym.
So they were forced to billet the some police officers at the DCPO compound, such as the covered court and the chapel.
SUPPORT
The Joint Task Force Haribon of the Eastern Mindanao Command has alerted all its component units to support the police in securing the launching of ASEAN Summit 2017 on Jan. 15.
About 600 personnel from the Airforce, Navy and Army will be added to 1000 personnel already deployed to support the security of different activities relative to the launching.
Brig. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, JTF Haribon commander, bared the support plan of the JTF Haribon covers different scenarios particularly on Disaster Response, Terrorism and Internal Security Opetation.
“Our plan is in support to the PNP plan and we consider different possible scenarios,” Gapay said. “We are closely coordinating with different concern agencies particularly the PNP.”
Gapay further bared that sea, air and land capabilities and assets will be on standby alert for the ASEAN activities security requirement.
As part of the preparation, table top exercises were initiated by the JTF Haribon to ensure that all areas will be covered.
Last Jan. 6, a joint exercise was held in Davao Gulf to fine tune naval security measures and enhance inter-operability among committed units.
Further, JTF Haribon conducted a security forum at Babak, Island Garden City of Samal last Monday to strengthen cooperation among stakeholders in securing the island as one of the potential areas to be visited by the ASEAN delegates.
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