- 1,100 cops, four companies of soldiers deployed to KOJC
A BATALLION-SIZE unit comprising 1,100 police officers and an additional four companies of soldiers were deployed to support the ongoing search operations in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound, which entered its third day on Monday, Aug. 26.
Meanwhile, the EastMinCom has been in red alert status since Sunday, Aug. 25.
Eastern Mindanao Command chief Lt Gen Rex Luis Bergante confirmed to TIMES on Monday afternoon that a Civil Disturbance Management (CDM) unit arrived on Sunday afternoon.
“The one company came from Luzon. Yung dito sa atin meron din pero naka standby lang dyan sa malapit,” Lt Gen Bergante said. Bergante said the one company of soldiers arrived this afternoon.
“Three companies na yung nandito nauna,” he added. “[It was] requested by PRO XI. Crowd management pa din.”
On the other hand, the report obtained by TIMES revealed an additional 1,100 warm bodies were sent to reinforce the estimated 2,000 security forces in KOJC. There are the following:
- Police Regional Office III – 100
- PRO 4A – 100
- NCRPO – 200.
The staging area will be at NCRPO, Bicutan Taguig.
Meanwhile, the standby units will come from the following:
- PRO VI – 100,
- PRO VII – 100
- PRO VIII – 100.
The additional forces (proceeding to Davao) are from:
- PRO X – 100
- PRO XII – 100
- PRO XIII 100
- PRO BARMM – 10
TIMES is still waiting for the response of PNP spokesperson Col Jean Fajardo.
Photo by Rhoda Grace B. Saron
