Camp BGen Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro – Police Regional Office MIMAROPA, under the leadership of PBGEN SIDNEY SULTAN HERNIA, considered the traditional observance of “Undas” in MIMAROPA generally peaceful.

The data from the Regional Operations Division (ROD) of Police Regional Office MIMAROPA revealed that no significant incidents were reported in the region except for a minor incident involving two individuals who allegedly committed alarms and scandals in a cemetery in Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, November 1.

“Despite this, the observance of UNDAS this year in the region is generally peaceful and orderly”, PBGen Hernia said.

PBGen Hernia also said that since Friday, October 28, at least 3,600 PNP personnel including augmentation from the Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Fire Protection, Armed Forces of the Philippines and various advocacy groups have been deployed in various cemeteries/memorial parks, major thoroughfares, transportation hubs, vital installations, and other places of convergence in the region.

“We also established 196 Police Assistance Desks scattered in the different provinces to reinforce our police visibility and response. Our troop deployment will continue until Friday, November 4”, PBGen Hernia explained.

Based on the monitoring of the Regional Community Affairs and Development Division, there were at least 169,114 individuals who visited the 229 cemeteries and columbaria in the region.

“The generally peaceful and orderly observance of ‘Undas’ in the region is largely attributed to the commitment of all our personnel, counterparts in the uniformed service and other stakeholders. Walang imposible basta tulong-tulong tayo tungo sa kaayusan, kapayapaan at kaunlaran”, PBGen Hernia added. – RPIO MIMAROPA