Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade called on law enforcement agencies to enforce stricter security measures on the "EDSA Carousel" following an incident along the busway involving a traffic marshal and an armed individual.
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MANILA, Philippines Stricter security measures will be enforced on the EDSA Busway after a man with a knife ran amok last Monday and chased a traffic marshal at the Ortigas Avenue Station of the EDSA Carousel. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade called on law enforcement agencies to immediately enforce tighter security measures and urged the riding public to be vigilant and report any suspicious activities to authorities. “The security and.
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A total of 39 personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard will be deployed starting January 27 to help man traffic along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue and other key roads in the metropolis.
This, according to the Coast Guard, is not new as the agency has been deploying a portion of its workforce to help IACT.
“Marahil naiisip ninyo: Coast Guard kami, bakit kami magseserbisyo sa kalsada (Maybe you are wondering: We are Coast Guard but why are we deployed in roads)? Mind you, men in uniform work in all kinds of environment. We, at the armed services, are one being. There are a lot of challenges and temptations that you will face once you are deployed, but I am confident that you will overcome them,” Assistant Secretary Manuel Gonzales, IACT chief, said.