6,000 cops deployed for transport strike

More than 6,000 police officers will be deployed to ensure public safety and security during a transport strike set tomorrow, the National Capital Region Police Office NCRPO) said yesterday.

- NILLICENT BAUTISTA, Ghio Ong

"The Philippine National Police would deploy more than 6,000 personnel to ensure the safety of protesters and passengers as well as to monitor the peace and order situation," NCRPO public information office chief Lt. Col. Eunice Salas said in a dzBB interview.

While police officers would be spread across the region, Salas said two cities would be NCRPO's primary focus.

"We will heavily concentrate on Quezon City and Manila because, during previous transport strikes, many jeepney drivers participated there," she said.

Salas pointed out that the NCRPO would also roll out over 200 vehicles to provide free rides to affected commuters.