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Over 500 cops secure Chinatown on Chinese New Year
More than 500 uniformed police personnel from Manila and the Metro Manila regional police office secured Manilaâs Chinatown district Thursday as Chinese Filipinos welcomed the Year of the Metal Rabbit. Radio dzBB reported the police personnel were deployed to the commercial district and to areas where traditional activities such as the dragon and lion dance were to be held. Many of the police personnel were also assigned to keep watch over parts of Reina Regente Street, which were closed to traffic to give way to the New Year festivities.
Remains of firecrackers litter a street in Manila's Chinatown district after Chinese Filipinos welcomed the Year of the Rabbit Wednesday night. GMANews.TV
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