BORACAY ISLAND, Malay, Aklan- The Aklan Provincial Police Office (APPO) is setting up Task Force: Summer Vacation to ensure the safety of tourists who will spend summer in this resort island.
Supt. Samuel Nacion, deputy provincial director for administration, said that the task force will likewise monitor presence of illegal drugs here.
Aside from the police, concerned government offices such as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and other agencies are also setting up their respective contingency measures to ensure the security in this resort island in place.
The summer season has been dubbed as peak season in Boracay with highest arrivals during the Lenten season, according to a report from the Department of Tourism (DOT).
"Right now we have 58 police personnel in Boracay the ideal is 120. However, the APPO is ready to augment police personnel as the need arises," said Nacion.
Aside from the APPO, the Police Regional Office-Western Visayas in Iloilo has also committed to send in more police troops when necessary.
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