DILG completes security preparations for Miss Universe pageant
Posted: 2017-Jan-17 15.00.09 UTC+0800
MANILA
— The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has completed
the security preparations for the 36th Miss Universe beauty pageant, to
be held at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena on January 30.
DILG
Undersecretary Emily Padilla said in a statement that the department
and other government agencies are strengthening their individual
security plans, while they continue to conduct site inspections at the
SM MOA Arena, SMX Convention, Solaire Hotel and Conrad Hotel. Conrad
Hotel will serve as the official house of the 84 Miss Universe
candidates for the entire duration of the event.
She
noted that the Philippine National Police (PNP) expects its security
preparations to be a success. The government created the Committee on
Security, Peace and Order and Emergency Preparedness and Response for
the pageant.
"Although we cannot divulge details of
the security aspect of our preparations, rest assured that we in the
DILG, together with the other agencies concerned, are doing our best to
make this historical event memorable and successful," she said.
The
DILG official further pointed out that the security cluster has also
finalized the budget and logistical requirements for the event.
Apart
from the PNP, the following are also taking part in the preparations —
the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Department of Health (DOH),
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), Office of Civil
Defense – National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
(OCD-NDRRMC), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Immigration (BI),
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of
Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Metro Manila
Development Authority (MMDA), Civil Aviation Authority of the
Philippines (CAAP) and the Inter Agency Council for Traffic (IACT).
The
84 candidates were presented at the Governor's Ball, which was held at
the SM MOA Arena on Monday. They will also visit Oslob, Cebu; Davao;
Vigan; Siargao Island and Donsol, Sorsogon. (PNA)
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