NCRPO to deploy 2,000 cops for school opening

MANILA, Philippines - The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will be deploying 2,000 police officers to secure students who will be trooping back to Metro Manila schools on Monday.

Sr. Senior Ariel Arcinas, chief of NCRPO Regional Operations, said the NCRPO was placed on a "heightened alert status" as part of security preparations for the school opening.

As part of the security plan, the NCRPO, said Arcinas, will set-up Police Assistance Desks (PADs) at various Metro schools colleges and universities.

"We have to secure all our pupils and students from criminals such as pickpockets and snatchers," Arcinas said.

In addition, undercover police officers will also be deployed onboard buses, FX shuttles and passenger jeepneys to deter criminal elements.

"We will be everywhere, especially our police detectives who would secure students and other commuters inside buses, and passenger jeepneys,” said Arcinas.

Arcinas said the PADs will be manned by uniformed police officers who will be in close coordination with school authorities and the various local governments.