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MMDA set to deploy 1.32K personnel for SONA
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will deploy 1,329 personnel to manage traffic and provide emergency response for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, 2024.
MMDA personnel will oversee traffic, conduct road and sidewalk clearing, and monitor key highways leading to the Batasang Pambansa.
The Batasang Pambansa complex will be under lockdown starting July 19 as a security measure.
While the MMDA is not currently identifying specific road closures, the security sector will determine any necessary road closures.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will deploy 22,000 police officers, and a nationwide gun ban will be in effect on SONA day.
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