Cops continue 'Oplan Tokhang' even during Undas, Region 12 religious activities generally peaceful

COTABATO CITY -- Even on All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day , police personnel in Cotabato City and Koronadal City continue to implement Oplan Tokhang, a police comprehensive anti-drug campaign, officials said.Across the region, Supt. Romeo Galgo Jr, PRO-12 regional information chief, said the observance of Undas has been generally peace and orderly due to Oplan Undas security plan and the public's cooperation to police authorities.He said even during the influx of people coming to various grave sites to remember the dead, the police continue implementing anti-drug campaign. Generally peaceful, no untoward incident was reported, Supt. Galgo told and//www.ndbcnews.com.ph www.ndbcnews.com.ph Chief Inspector Ruel Zafra, speaking for Cotabato City police office said police officers politely shared leaflets and reading materials to cemetery goers aimed at educating the public on the dangers of illegal drugs, its effects and how to avoid it.Generally, the observance of Undas, especially the days leading to the twin religious activities, was peaceful and orderly due to massive security preparations by the local police.Except for twin shooting incidents that Zafra said were not related to the observance of All Souls' Day and All Saints' Day. In Koronadal City, cemetery goers were met by floods following an overnight light to moderate downpour spawned by a low pressure area in eastern Mindanao that submerged the city's public cemetery.Edgar Estares, cemetery caretaker, told Radyo Bida Koronadal, the overnight rains washed away soil and mud from the hilly side and of the cemetery en route to the grave sites.Many tombs were submerged in flood water overnight and mud surge early on Nov. 1, according to Estares.Floods also hit the city's Catholic cemetery.In Kidapawan City cemeteries, people failed to find the tombs of their dead relatives and opted to light candles in a chapel inside the graveyard.Police said generally, the observance of Undas in Region 12 was generally peaceful and that no security matters affected the traditional visitation of departed loved ones.Region 12 is composed of the provinces of North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Saranggani and the cities therein.