Military only ‘90% ready’ 2 days before Francis’ arrival

TWO days before the arrival of Pope Francis, security preparations have not been perfected by authorities even as they assigned additional troops, bringing to 42,000 the total number of soldiers and policemen who will secure the pontiff and his entourage.

Col. Restituto Padilla, spokesman for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), on Tuesday said they were only 90 percent prepared as they were still fine-tuning some security measures.