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Over 21,500 cops to flood Metro Manila streets in visibility drive

Over 21,500 cops deployed to patrol busy Metro Manila streets

Over 21.500 cops were deployed to patrol busy streets across Metro Manila as part of its police visibility program. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla (fourth from left) and National Capital Region Police Office Director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin (fourth from right) leads the launch of the police visibility program at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City on Monday early morning, May 26, 2025(Photo from the Regional Mobile Force Battalion, National Capital Region Police Office)

MANILA, Philippines 鈥 The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has deployed over 21,500 personnel to patrol busy and packed streets across Metro Manila as part of its visibility operations.

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla and NCRPO Director Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin oversaw the launch of the police visibility program at Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City and inspected police stations across Metro Manila on Monday morning.

In a statement on Monday, the NCRPO said it deployed:

鈥淚to ay ide-deploy natin sa mga piling lugar kagaya ng kalsada, yung may high-density na mga lugar and at the same time, kung saan talaga pumupunta ang mga tao,鈥 Aberin said in a press conference at Camp Karingal in Quezon City also on Monday.

(We will deploy them to select areas like streets and high-density areas, and at the same time, wherever there are a lot of people.)

Last week, PNP Chief Gen. Rommel Marbil directed police to focus on conducting patrols now that their duties for the 2025 national and local elections were done.

Marbil further said the PNP would be reactivating its force multipliers among civic volunteer groups and barangay watchmen to aid in law enforcement.

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The NCRPO comprises the Manila Police District, the Quezon City Police District, the Northern Police District (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela), the Eastern Police District (Pasig, Mandaluyong, Marikina, San Juan), and the Southern Police District (Las Pi帽as, Makati, Muntinlupa, Para帽aque, Pasay, Pateros, Taguig).

鈥楴ot just statistics鈥

Remulla justified the police visibility operations by citing a 鈥渄isconnect鈥 between public perception and the Philippine National Police鈥檚 (PNP) crime statistics.

鈥淗indi na pwedeng statistics lang. Kailangan paggising at pagtulog ng ating mga tao dito sa Pilipinas ay nararamdaman na ang public safety is number one,鈥 Remulla said.

(Statistics alone aren鈥檛 enough. The people of the Philippines should feel that public safety is number one from the moment they wake up to the moment they sleep.)

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The NCRPO reported last Saturday that crime rates in the region were down by 23.13 percent from November 23, 2024, to May 23, 2025, compared to the same period in the year prior.

Inspections

Aberin further said the police would continuously check up on their deployed personnel to see if they really were at their posts.

鈥淟et鈥檚 make sure na yung mga pulis natin ay nandoon talaga. May red teaming operations tayo na magco-conduct ng inspections to make sure na yung mga pulis natin nandoon sa poste nila,鈥 he explained.

(Let鈥檚 make sure that our police officers are really there. We have red teaming operations that will conduct inspections to make sure that our police officers are there at their posts.)

鈥淭he moment na wala sila, they will be sanctioned administratively,鈥 the NCRPO director stressed.

(The moment they are not at their posts, they will be sanctioned administratively.)

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Last week, Aberin said at least nine personnel were ordered to be relieved from their positions, and 28 were being investigated for leaving their police assistance desks unattended./coa/abc

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