Iloilo police now on full alert for Dinagyang festival

By five in the afternoon on Friday, all police units in Iloilo city and Iloilo province will be placed on full alert to tighten security as part of the Dinagyang Festival on Sunday.

All Philippine National Police (PNP) unit commanders were instructed to secure camps, offices, vital installations, economic key points, and populated areas, a memo issued regional police head Chief Supt. Cipriano Querol, Jr. said.

Querol also directed all commanders to enhance the conduct of checkpoints/chokepoints and other police operations to support security for Dinagyang Festival.

"Since we are on full alert, no personnel will be allowed to go on leave and those who are on leave will be recalled," he said.

All personnel will also be required to report to duty on Saturday and Sunday, including those who are assigned at the Provincial and Regional Headquarters.

"We have to consolidate our forces to ensure that this celebration will be peaceful and orderly," Querol sad, adding that it is a big challenge for the police to ensure that no incident will disrupt the festivities.

Querol also said their Tactical Operations Center is closely monitoring the field operations.

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