The government has boosted the number of security personnel to be deployed for the duration of the visit of Pope Francis next week.
In addition to the 7,000 soldiers and 5,000 reservists from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police (PNP) will also mobilize 25,000 policemen, among them the 328 personnel who served as peacekeepers in Golan Heights, for a total security force of 37,000.
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