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The Philippine National Police has deployed more than 27,000 police officers nationwide to secure cemeteries and other places of convergence for this year’s observance of All Saints’ and All Souls Days or Undas.
The NCRPO chief also urged the public not to bring prohibited items such as alcohol, sharp objects, firecrackers, gambling paraphernalia, and other contraband inside the cemetery. Visitors will only be allowed to enter the cemetery until 5 p.m. Those already inside the cemetery before 5 p.m. can extend their stay until 7 p.m.
He said they expected 300,000 to 500,000 people to troop to the cemetery, lower than recent years, after throngs headed to provinces for the long weekend.
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