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Police to beef up patrols, presence on Metro Manila trains

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Katrina Domingo

ABS-CBN News

<p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">MANILA — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday committed to beef up its presence at train stations after data showed that there were around 80 crimes recorded in Metro Manila trains between 2023 and 2024.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Of the 83 crimes that took place in the MRT, LRT1 and LRT2 since 2023, 44 are incidents of theft, 8 are sexually related, 6 are linked to fake bomb threats, while 7 involved the illegal carrying of firearms, data from the PNP showed.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“We immediately directed NCRPO to beef up police assistance desks in different stations,” said PBGen. Rogelio Ponce Peñones, deputy regional director for operations of the National Capital Regional Police Office.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/11/23/dotr-reminder-ban-on-bomb-jokes-covers-all-public-transport">DOTr reminder: Ban on bomb jokes, threats covers all public transport</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">At least 18 marshals have been deployed, while police desks are also being mounted in the 45 train stations in Metro Manila, he said. </p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Sen. Raffy Tulfo urged the PNP to deploy police personnel in pairs and instruct them to regularly board trains.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Gusto ko sa bawat biyahe ng tren may sumasakay na marshalls kasi iba yung makita nung mga masasamang loob na may pulis… That should serve as a deterrent,” the senator said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Dapat may naka-uniform, may naka-civilian para ma-caught in the act,” he said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Yung mga naka-uniform, para kampante yung riding public, yung mga naka-civilian ang focus noon para manmanan at tingnan yung mga suspicious-looking character,” he explained.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The PNP used to deploy “rail police” before the COVID-19 pandemic, Transportation Assistant Secretary Jorjette Aquino said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">“Ang ginagawa noon, all stations may naka-deploy na police personnel at may naka-board sa train… However noong nagka-COVID, kinuha na sila pabalik,” she said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/3/6/first-phase-of-lrt-1-cavite-extension-97-pct-complete-934">RELATED: First phase of LRT-1 Cavite extension 97 pct complete — LRMC</a></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The PNP committed to implement Tulfo’s suggestions after the Senate hearing.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">Meantime, operators of the capital region’s three railways were also asked to make their facilities more accessible for persons with disabilities and to senior citizens.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:15px"><br/></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has been installing wheelchair lifts in different stations, MMDA Chairman Romando Artes said.</p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C9D0v1ukwG4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>At least 18 marshals have been deployed, while police desks are also being mounted in the 45 train stations in Metro Manila, PBGen. Rogelio Ponce Peñones said. </p>

At least 18 marshals have been deployed, while police desks are also being mounted in the 45 train stations in Metro Manila, PBGen. Rogelio Ponce Peñones said.