BAGUIO City Mayor Mauricio Domogan commended all departments that were responsible for the successful OplanUndas during the commemoration of All Saint’s and All |Souls’ Day on November 1 and 2, respectively.

The local chief executive claimed the zero crime during the celebration of All Saints’ Day shows that residents and visitors alike have become vigilant in ensuring the protection of life and property.

Domogan noted that traffic flow was smooth and peace and order was maintained in the public and private cemeteries across the city.

“We are satisfied with the preparations done by our law enforcers and our volunteers in ensuring the orderly flow of traffic inside and outside the different cemeteries. We also congratulate our volunteers who spent their precious time assisting our law enforcers in maintaining law and order round the city instead of being with their families in visiting their departed love ones buried in the different burial grounds in the city,” Domogan said.

The number of people who visited the different burial grounds in the city, however, declined due to the onslaught of Typhoon Rosita.

Last year, there were over 40,000 people who visited the different public and private cemeteries located in the different parts of the city during the celebration of All Saints’ Day.

This year, there were only a total of over 33,000 who spent time visiting their departed loved ones in all the eight cemeteries in the city.

He pointed out that words are not enough to express the gratitude of the local government to the people who sacrificed their time, effort and resources just to ensure the successful implementation of the activities prepared by the concerned offices for OplanUndas.

According to Domogan, the partnership between the local government and the private sector as well as the volunteers should be enhanced in the future staging of major activities in the city so that law and order could be achieved thereby ensuring the safety of the residents and visitors alike.

Domogan also lauded the personnel of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) who were able to maintain the needed police visibility in the different cemeteries. (PR)