ILOILO CITY—Police, transport regulation, and emergency services personnel in this city are ready for the influx of visitors who want to witness the Dinagyang Festival 2023. Iloilo City Police
JANUARY 4, 2023 Ati tribes compete in the street-dancing contest in previous celebrations of Iloilo’s Dinagyang Festival.
The Police Regional Office in Western Visayas has established a task group, in addition to the ICPO’s own Site Task Group, composed of different components on security and peace and order. The ICPO will be complemented by personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard, the National Bureau of Investigation, and other law enforcement agencies.
Their request for a gun ban has been approved, according to Obregon, while their request for a modified signal blockage across the festival event areas remained pending with the National Telecommunications Commission. They will be reopened once the last contingents have passed, and Conlu says they expect this to be at 9:00 p.m.Darwin Papa of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said that they have a total of 164 personnel spread throughout 20 ground teams with 27 ambulances ready across five task forces and one strike team.
Papa likewise reminded visitors to unplug all electrical appliances, secure all valuables in safe places, and eat their breakfast before going to the festival area, citing fatigue and hypoglycemia in past years.
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