ALMOST 5,000 policemen will be deployed across Metro Manila for the opening of classes on Monday, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Guillermo Eleazar said on Sunday. Eleazar also said of the 4,600 policemen, majority would be deployed in Manila and Quezon City, where the bulk of the students would be. “They are the ones directly deployed in police assistance desks, but we also have some of them conducting patrols or on-standby in their respective stations,” he told reporters. Eleazar also said that the number of policemen may increase in areas where there would be emergency situations. DEMPSEY REYES

Source: Manila Times June 03, 2018 05:26 UTC