28T-strong force to secure Davao for ‘Pasko Fiesta’

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 24): 28T-strong force to secure Davao for ‘Pasko Fiesta’

The Davao City Public Safety and Security Command Center (PSSCC) will deploy about 28,000 security forces in the city for the celebration of the month-long Pasko Fiesta sa Davao next month.

PSSCCC deputy head Angel Sumagaysay said the security personnel will not only focus on Pasko Fiesta official events but also the activities organized by the private sector.

“We also consider the area particularly the places of convergence, that is why we reached this number to compliment with the huge number of people,” Sumagaysay said.

Pasko Fiesta will open on December 1, featuring a candy land theme for the Yuletide season.

Sumagaysay said the security forces will be ready for deployment next week.

“The day before the opening of Pasko Fiesta we will have soft deployment and during the opening day on December 1 until the end of the month-long event, we will have a full blast deployment,” Sumagaysay said.

Sumagaysay said the city will source the security personnel from Task Force Davao, Police Regional Office 11, Davao City Police Office and the police auxiliaries.

“We will also extend the full deployment on first few days of January 2018 because we expect the influx of people in the malls and beaches,” he said.

He said this was the product of the security meetings after they presented their Security Plan to the Pasko Fiesta executive committee on November 15.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php/articles/1016971