Manila, April 2 -- The Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) is currently on heightened alert and is enhancing security efforts to ensure public safety as summer begins and the Holy Week approaches, bringing a spike in tourism and religious activities.

In a media release on Wednesday, PRO-5 Director Brig. Gen. Andre Dizon said adequate personnel are strategically deployed and prepared to respond to any emergencies or unforeseen incidents in the region's six provinces.

Police officers will be stationed at key locations, including places of worship, pilgrimage sites, major thoroughfares, transport terminals, airports, seaports, and popular tourist destinations.

The PRO-5 has also established police assistance desks (PADs) in critical a...