TACLOBAN CITY: The 1,500 Bicol Police contingent to the Papal security group here employed its rigid training primed for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in safeguarding the Pope and the thousands of Catholic pilgrims.

The augmentation forces from both the Bicol and West Visayas regions served as foot soldiers during the one-day visit of Pope Francis in Tacloban and Palo, Leyte. The Pontiff visited Leyte to talk with the victims and survivors of super typhoon Yolanda (international name Haiyan).

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