The Philippine National Police (PNP) considered the coming Labor Day rallies as a source of concern for security planners for the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to be held in the country next week. “But we are looking at May 1 when labor groups are expected to converge for rallies,” he said. He said 8,000 policemen would be deployed to the meeting’s venues as well as routes leading to these venues. SendoffOn Friday, the PNP held a send-off ceremony for policemen who would be deployed to the different ADB venues, including the cities of Pasig, Makati and Taguig. Director General Fernando Mendez, PNP deputy chief for operations, told the policemen the ADB meetings “will again put to the test” the capability of the country’s security forces.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 28, 2018 22:52 UTC