More than 50,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) will be deployed across the country to secure nationwide rallies scheduled on September 21, as reported by Edniel Parrosa.

According to Acting PNP Chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr., the deployment aims to protect both protesters and members of the public who will not take part in the demonstrations.

The PNP said the deployment includes nearly 10,000 officers at fixed visibility posts, more than 17,000 in mobile patrol units, around 3,000 for traffic assistance, 9,000 at checkpoints, nearly 6,000 for crowd management, over 4,500 for reactionary standby support forces, and 415 drone operators.

PNP Public Information Chief Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño assured the public that all teams are prepared to respond to any incident to ensure the gatherings remain peaceful.

Ahead of the September 21 rallies, the PNP is also monitoring the ongoing transport strike starting today. Authorities said they will keep an eye on any possible harassment of drivers who opt not to join the strike.