OVER 1,800 police personnel have been deployed across Metro Manila as floodwaters continue to submerge communities, disrupt transportation, and displace thousands of residents.
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) reported that 1,832 officers are actively carrying out search and rescue operations, maintaining order at evacuation sites, clearing debris from flooded roads, and offering free rides to stranded commuters.
To date, 11,610 families—comprising 42,961 individuals—are taking shelter across 199 occupied evacuation centers out of 746 prepared sites in the metropolis.
The Quezon City Police District recorded the highest concentration of evacuees with 22,487 individuals, followed by the Eastern Police District with 8,671 and the Northern Police District with 8,607.
To ease transit disruptions caused by rising waters, NCRPO deployed 477 officers specifically for its Libreng Sakay
Transport units have completed 355 trips, assisting 1,743 stranded commuters in areas where public transit was grounded.
NCRPO Officer-in-Charge PBGEN Christopher N. Abrahano stated that emergency operations will persist alongside heightened preparation for potential secondary weather systems.
“Our personnel will continue assisting affected communities for as long as necessary,” Abrahano assured the public. “At the same time, we are keeping additional personnel and resources ready so that we can immediately respond wherever assistance may be required.”
In addition to currently deployed forces, the NCRPO has placed 1,079 personnel from the Reactionary Standby Support Force (RSSF) on standby.
Rescue equipment, watercraft, and mobility assets remain staged for immediate deployment should further heavy rainfall hit the capital region.
