NCRPO beefs up deployment for Sona 2026 to over 21,000 personnel

MANILA, Philippines — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) increased its deployment of personnel for security measures for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) to 21,261.

In a statement on Wednesday, the NCRPO explained that the deployment covered both the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City as well as ...