DAVAO CITY -- Task Force Davao (TFD) will ensure that the declared "maximum-security zone" in San Pedro Square here will have stricter security measures, the TFD chief said Wednesday.
Colonel Consolito Yecla explained that the area's designation by the City Council on Tuesday as a maximum-security zone was appropriate as it is the site of major events in the city.
Councilor Maria Belen Acosta, chairperson of the committee on peace and public safety, authored the resolution that was brought up during a recent meeting of the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC).
In the resolution, the maximum-security zone is defined as an area to which access is controlled through an entry point and limited to authorized, appropriately screened personnel and authorized and properly escorted visitors, and monitored 24 hours a day and seven days a week by peace-keeping forces.
Yecla said they are considering three major items to be inspected in the area: jackets, backpacks, and water containers.
Transparent water containers may be allowed on the site, Yecla said, adding the venue should also be cleared from non-transparent garbage bins.
“If the garbage bins are transparent, we can easily identify if some elements planted an explosive in there. This is to easily secure the entire area,” Yecla said.
The San Pedro square includes major city landmarks like the City Hall, San Pedro Cathedral, Sangguniang Panlungsod, Rizal Park and the Davao City Police Office (DCPO).
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1077326
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