Manila, Oct. 29 -- A total of 4,162 police officers and personnel from other government line agencies, along with force multipliers, will secure All Saints' and All Souls' Days observance in Pangasinan from Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 this year.

Capt. Aileen Catugas, information officer of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO), said in a phone interview on Wednesday that of the total, 1,825 are police personnel, 574 from other agencies such as the Bureau of Fire Protection, the Coast Guard, and the Army, while 1,763 are force multipliers.

She added they expect around 133,000 people to gather at the province's 172 cemeteries and memorial parks.

Meanwhile, Pangasinan PPO officer-in-charge Col. Arbel Mercullo said in a separate interview th...