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(File photo courtesy of PNP) MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy close to 22,000 personnel to secure the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City on July 25. From the original plan of 15,174 personnel, the deployment will be increased to 21,843, said National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Maj. Gen. Felipe Natividad, during the first inter-agency coordination meeting at Camp Bagong Diwa in Bicutan, Taguig City on Friday. Natividad said the security forces will be composed of 16,964 organic NCRPO personnel, 1,905 from PNP support units, and 2,974 from other coordinating agencies and peacekeeping partners. They will apply the same template and security package utilized during the inauguration of President Marcos in Manila on June 30, Natividad said. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, local government units, Me ....