More than 2,000 personnel will be deployed to major thoroughfares and transportation hubs during the Holy Week, an official of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Wednesday.
“Handa na po kami mag-deploy ng 2,104 personnel para bantayan ang mga pangunahing lansangan sa Metro Manila, lalo na po sa mga lugar na malapit sa bus terminals, airports, at sea ports,” MMDA spokesperson Mel Carunungan said at a televised public briefing.
Carunungan said MMDA acting chairperson Romando Artes ordered that their personnel would not be allowed to take a day off or be absent on April 5, 6, 7, and 10.A multi-agency command center will be set up and will start monitoring the situation in major transport hubs on April 3, according to Carunungan.The center will be composed of the MMDA, Land Transportation Office, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, and the Philippine National Police.
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