The send-off ceremony for the 460th Fiesta Celebration of Señor Sto. Niño and Sinulog Pageant 2025 was held on the Cebu Metropolis Sports activities Advanced on Wednesday, January 8. | CDN Picture/ Emmariel Ares
CEBU CITY, Philippines — A complete of three,031 members from varied regulation enforcement items in Cebu Metropolis had been formally deployed to cowl the upcoming 460th Fiesta Celebration of Señor Sto. Niño and the Sinulog Pageant 2025.
Hundreds of safety personnel had been despatched to their respective assignments throughout town following the send-off ceremony held early Wednesday morning, January 8.
The occasion, carried out on the Cebu Metropolis Sports activities Advanced, was attended by Cebu Metropolis Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia and different officers.
Previous to the official send-off, a holy mass was celebrated to hunt steerage for the women and men tasked with securing Cebu’s greatest annual celebration.
Of the deployed personnel, 1,028 are members of the Philippine Nationwide Police (PNP), 130 are from the Bureau of Fireplace Safety (BFP), 200 are from the Philippine Navy, 100 are from the Philippine Military, and 50 are members of the Philippine Coast Guard.
Moreover, 20 personnel from the Division of Well being (DOH) and 100 from the Workplace of Civil Protection (OCD) and the Cebu Metropolis Catastrophe Danger Discount and Administration Workplace (CCDRRMO) had been additionally deployed.
From the power multipliers, there are 620 members of the Barangay Police Safety Officers (BPSO), 150 from Barangay Peacekeeping Motion Groups (BPATS), 100 from the Job Power Kasaligan and Barangay Fireplace Brigade, and 50 from the Cebu Metropolis Transportation Workplace (CCTO).
In whole, 3,031 members are a part of the Job Power Fiesta Señor and Sinulog 2025.
Nevertheless, this quantity is predicted to extend to as much as 6,000 personnel through the Mardi Gras, with further reinforcements from different service businesses throughout the province.
This data was shared by Police Lieutenant Colonel Maria Theresa Macatangay, Deputy Director for Operations of the Cebu Metropolis Police Workplace (CCPO).
In his speech, Mayor Garcia emphasised the important position of safety personnel in guaranteeing the graceful conduct of the competition, which has turn out to be an integral a part of Cebu’s cultural identification.
The mayor expressed his gratitude to the safety forces and reminded them to stay vigilant as they carry out their duties throughout this yr’s Sinulog competition.
“As you perform your duties, I remind you to stay ever-vigilant towards threats to peace and order. But, let your actions at all times be grounded in persistence, compassion, and most tolerance. Your presence not solely safeguards the competition but additionally embodies the values of respect, equity, and repair,” he stated.
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