PNP, DOTC all set for All Souls' Day exodus
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Monday they are prepared for the expected mass exodus of Filipinos to the provinces for the All Souls' Day. In an interview, Director Roberto Rosales, chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said the police are also implementing the Oplan Kaluluwa to ensure a zero-crime rate during the occasion. "Sa Oplan Kaluluwa, sisiguruhin lang natin ang (kaligtasan) ng ating mga mamamayang sa loob at labas (ng sementeryo), pati sa mga terminals, yung mga pupunta ng probinsiya, para masiguro natin na talagang we can achieve yung zero-crime incidence," Rosales was quoted as saying in a report aired on GMAâs Unang Hirit. (For Oplan Kaluluwa, we will guarantee the safety of the public inside and outside cemeteries, in transportation terminals to make sure we achieve a zero-crime incidence.) In a separate interview on the news program, PNP spokesperson Senior Superintendent Leonardo Espina said the National Police has teamed up with local government units to man posts providing assistance to those who would be paying respects to their deceased loved ones. "All roads leading to the cemeteries or major highways, maglalagay ng motors and police assistance centers manned together with LGU components," Espina said. Policemen would also be deployed in cemeteries to guarantee public safety.