PNP activates task force for SONA

Two days before President Marcos delivers his third State of the Nation Address (SONA), the Philippine National Police (PNP) has activated Task Force Manila Shield, a comprehensive security measure meant to thwart attempts to disrupt major public events in Metro Manila.

- EMMANUEL TUPAS

Col. Jean Fajardo, PNP public information officer, said in a message on Viber yesterday that Manila Shield was implemented on Saturday midnight.

With the activation of Task Force Manila Shield, the PNP has initiated various security operations such as implementing checkpoints inside and outside Metro Manila, particularly in CALABARZON and Central Luzon.

“We will be conducting checkpoints and border control in those areas,” Fajardo said in Filipino over dzBB.

The PNP will also prepare its civil disturbance management teams and elite units such as the Special Action Force.