President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr. (File photo)

CALOOCAN CITY, (PIA) -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) have expressed their full commitment to secure President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong’’ Marcos Jr. against threats posed by the communist movement.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said they have yet to coordinate the information with incoming Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former senator Juan Ponce Enrile regarding groups that may create chaos and try to harm Marcos.

Enrile did not provide specific details but Año asserted that it is safe to assume that the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) has plans on the matter.

“At present, we are not privy to a specific intelligence report, but we can surmise the CPP-NPA and its cohorts are actually, have the intent to cause embarrassment to president-elect Bongbong Marcos. Because this leftist groups right from the start always to that whoever sits as the President,’’ he noted.

In terms of security preparations, PNP director for operations, Maj. Gen. Valeriano de Leon disclosed that they have not received any serious threat on the inauguration of Marcos and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte amid Enrile's warning.

“But we do not discount every information that reaches our office. Right now, we are validating some raw information but be that as it may, the PNP, the AFP, and other LGUs are ready to help in ensuring peace and order in the inauguration sites,” de Leon said in a statement.

De Leon also said that during the inauguration on June 30, large LED TVs will be set up in strategic areas in Metro Manila and other parts of the country to accommodate as many supporters of Marcos to witness his inauguration.

De Leon said all police regional directors are now coordinating with the camp of Marcos and various local government units to identify the ideal locations where the LED TVs will be set up.

“The PNP is now coordinating with the camp of President-elect Bong bong Marcos to seek permission to talk with the administrators of these big LED walls. This is for the benefit of everybody, especially of the supporters because they need not go to the National Museum to witness the event,” said de Leon.

He explained that as majority winners in the recently-concluded May elections, the PNP is expecting that a large number of supporters of President-elect Marcos would be present to witness the oath-taking.

De Leon explained that the oathtaking sites could not accommodate a large number of people.

At the National Museum, for instance, he said only 1,200 people could be accommodated.

But he said they are now coordinating with the management of the golf course of Intramuros in Manila, which is located across the National Museum, if they could allow more people to enter to witness the event.

The golf course, according to De Leon, could accommodate up to 10,000 people.

“But as much as possible, we want to limit the number of people in the oathtaking site for security purposes. This is where the use of LED TVs will be strategic and useful as far as the security cluster is concerned,” said De Leon.

So instead of going to the inauguration site, supporters could watch the entire event live at the comfort of the areas nearest to their homes,” he added. (PIA-NCR)