Manila, April 10 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) said 366 police officers have been deployed to assist with the evacuations amid Mt. Kanlaon's latest unrest.

PNP spokesperson, Central Luzon Police chief Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo, said Thursday that 90 of these officers are watching over evacuation hubs set up in the municipalities of La Castellana, La Carlota, Bago, and Canlaon City, providing shelter to 9,275 evacuees.

The rest are augmenting the pre-emptive evacuation efforts of local government units (LGUs) and disaster response bodies in the affected areas.

"Per the coordination of the PNP with the LGUs and in response to the recommendations of experts, as much as possible, nobody will be allowed to enter the permanent danger...