Cebu City, handa na sa pagdaraos ng Palarong Pambansa; mahigpit na seguridad, ipatutupad

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00:00After 30 years, Cebu City will be back in the game of national football,

00:09where the best athletes from different parts of the country will compete.

00:16The Olympic-sized pool in the Cebu City Sports Center is now ready.

00:20The renovation of the grandstand and oval is also being completed,

00:24where the opening program will be held.

00:27According to the LGU of Cebu City,

00:29it is possible that 25,000 people will participate in the activity.

00:35Because I was so concerned with the security situation in our game,

00:39and I've already mentioned this, that we're expecting 14,000 athletes, 12 at first,

00:45but now we're looking at 13,000 to 14,000 athletes,

00:48not to count their trainers, not to count their coaches,

00:52as well as their staff, as well as their families.

00:5525,000 athletes, so I'm the one they're looking for in the town of Cebu City for the game,

01:02especially with the augmentation of police personnel.

01:07The Police Regional Office 7 assured that they are ready with all the security measures

01:13for the biggest sports event in the country.

01:16They will not lower the number of 2,000 personnel they will deploy for security.

01:22Your Pro 7 will exhaust all available resources to make sure that this game will be safe and secure.

01:31There was a specific instruction from the Regional Director,

01:34Police Brigadier General Antony Averin,

01:36that all avenues, all security preparations should be done as early as now

01:43so we can adjust if ever there will be upcoming developments.

01:48In addition to playing venues and billeting quarters,

01:52PNP will also distribute personnel to tourist sites in the city and in the province of Cebu

01:59where visitors can also visit the national game.

02:04From PTV Cebu, Jesse Atienza for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.