PNP deploys 1,076 officers for Severe Tropical Storm Verbena response

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed over 1,000 officers to bolster response operations for Severe Tropical Storm Verbena, which has impacted several regions of the country.

A total of 1,076 police personnel were assigned to various regions, with the largest contingents sent to Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and the Negros Island Region.

Additionally, 4,912 personnel from the Reactionary Standby Support Force (RSSF) are on standby to provide further assistance.

The PNP is actively monitoring 20,785 evacuation centers and has recorded 44,272 individuals in 296 active evacuation sites.

Search and rescue operations have been conducted in Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao, successfully rescuing a total of 18 individuals.

Police units have been dispatched to ensure safe evacuations, maintain order in evacuation centers, and assist residents.

In Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, police personnel ferried families stranded in Sitio Plywood, Barangay Ubos due to rising floodwaters.

Across Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, police units conducted river monitoring, checked on evacuees, and provided transportation for internally displaced families.

As of the latest report, no police personnel have been reported as affected by the severe tropical storm.