BACOLOD CITY, April 13 -- At least 1,102 personnel from various security forces and force multiplier groups led by the Philippine National Police (PNP) were deployed Saturday to secure the Panaad Sa Negros Festival on April 15 to 21.

Negros Occidental's "festival of all festivals," whose name is derived from the Hiligaynon word Panaad, which means vow or promise, is held yearly at Panaad Park and Stadium in Barangay Mansilingan, this city.

Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Col. Rainerio de Chavez, officer-in-charge of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO), led the send-off ceremony from the police headquarters' grandstand.

In his message, Lacson said the role of the PNP is critical in ensuring public safety as the prov...