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NOW: NCRPO holds a press briefing on #Traslacion2020 @rapplerdotcom

@rapplerdotcom Present here:
- NCRPO chief Debold Sinas
- SPD chief Nolasco Bathan
- QCPD chief Ronnie Montejo
- MPD chief Bernabe Balba
- RMFB's Col Raul Tacaca

@rapplerdotcom Sinas: We declare our coverage for #Traslacion2020 as a success

@rapplerdotcom Balba: Nagpapasalamat kami sa diyos. Despite the challenges, we have implemented well the plan for #Traslacion2020

@rapplerdotcom Sinas says there were no "major incidents" during #Traslacion2020

@rapplerdotcom SPD chief Nolasco Bathan speaking now. He thanks devotees. He's currently in hot water after snatching GMA reporter Jun Veneracion's phone.

@rapplerdotcom Bathan: Walang trahedyang nangyari...Nairaos natin ang aktibidades na iyon.

@rapplerdotcom Bathan: Wala naman talagang kaguluhang nangyari.

@rapplerdotcom Bathan does not address the elephant in the room in his opening statement. rappler.com/nation/248925-…

@rapplerdotcom Montejo: Sana po yung mga devotees...Bakit ganoon ang behavior? Sana baguhin natin. Kami mismo nakita ang behavior ng devotees. Biktima kami na tinutulak habang inaawat namin sila na huwag mag-counterflow.

@rapplerdotcom Montejo: Bakit sila nag-counterflow at nangguo. Yun ang dapat nating baguhin...Hindi lang nag-counterflow, nanggulo pa.

@rapplerdotcom EPD chief Johnson Almazan arrives here.

@rapplerdotcom Almazan says devotees were initially "topsy-turvy and violent" but also calmed down during the latter hours of #Traslacion2020

@rapplerdotcom Sinas: Sa hijos wala kaming problema. Yung iba kasi...meron pa talagang matitigas at gustong ipilit ang gusto nila.

@rapplerdotcom Sinas: Hindi naman pinagbawalan. Gusto nila bumalya at pumunta sa harap.

@rapplerdotcom NPD chief Ronnie Ylagan here to give a statement too. He says they sent 1,500 cops for #Traslacion2020

@rapplerdotcom A total of 18,799 cops were deployed for #Traslacion2020

PNP estimates over 3 million devotees participated in #Traslacion2020