DUMAGUETE CITY, Oct. 27 -- A total of 1,534 uniformed personnel and civilian volunteers will be deployed across Negros Oriental from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 to ensure public safety during the observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

Capt. Stephen Jaynard Polinar, spokesperson and public information officer of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, said during an online press briefing Tuesday that the deployment would include 994 Philippine National Police personnel, 134 from the Bureau of Fire Protection and Philippine Coast Guard, and 406 force multipliers.

The force multipliers include civilian volunteers, barangay tanods and barangay officials. The Philippine Army, Land Transportation Office and other law enforcement units...