![EXPLAINER: Why police estimated crowd size of BBM-Sara rally in Cebu. Why media shun the work and just use PNP data -- and partisans routinely question the published estimate. EXPLAINER: Why police estimated crowd size of BBM-Sara rally in Cebu. Why media shun the work and just use PNP data -- and partisans routinely question the published estimate.](https://gumlet.assettype.com/sunstar%2Fimport%2Fuploads%2Fimages%2F2022%2F04%2F19%2F350453.jpg?w=1200&auto=format%2Ccompress&ogImage=true&enlarge=true)
EXPLAINER: Why police estimated crowd size of BBM-Sara rally in Cebu. Why media shun the work and just use PNP data -- and partisans routinely question the published estimate.
![A Malabon Policeman with high powered arms communicates with his colleagues with a radio transceiver. Bongbong Marcos Jr. visits the cities of Navotas and Malabon, as part of UniTeam's northern Metro Manila A Malabon Policeman with high powered arms communicates with his colleagues with a radio transceiver. Bongbong Marcos Jr. visits the cities of Navotas and Malabon, as part of UniTeam's northern Metro Manila](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J0WNBX/a-malabon-policeman-with-high-powered-arms-communicates-with-his-colleagues-with-a-radio-transceiver-bongbong-marcos-jr-visits-the-cities-of-navotas-and-malabon-as-part-of-uniteams-northern-metro-manila-campaign-sorties-he-is-the-only-son-of-former-philippine-strong-man-president-ferdinand-marcos-sr-and-former-first-lady-imelda-romualdez-marcos-bbm-an-acronym-of-marcos-jr-is-eyeing-the-highest-seat-of-power-in-the-land-the-presidency-as-he-keeps-his-lead-in-presidential-poll-surveys-his-dream-is-providing-unifying-leadership-to-the-country-if-he-winsbongbong-marcos-jr-visits-th-2J0WNBX.jpg)
A Malabon Policeman with high powered arms communicates with his colleagues with a radio transceiver. Bongbong Marcos Jr. visits the cities of Navotas and Malabon, as part of UniTeam's northern Metro Manila
![Gloria Tarawally, Assistant Inspector General and Director of Peacekeeping Operations for Sierra-Leone Police, addresses Individual Police Officers (IPO's), serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), during a medal award ceremony Gloria Tarawally, Assistant Inspector General and Director of Peacekeeping Operations for Sierra-Leone Police, addresses Individual Police Officers (IPO's), serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), during a medal award ceremony](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CYXBBM/gloria-tarawally-assistant-inspector-general-and-director-of-peacekeeping-operations-for-sierra-leone-police-addresses-individual-police-officers-ipos-serving-under-the-african-union-mission-in-somalia-amisom-during-a-medal-award-ceremony-to-mark-the-completion-of-their-one-year-tour-of-duty-in-mogadishu-somalia-on-28-september-2018-2CYXBBM.jpg)
Gloria Tarawally, Assistant Inspector General and Director of Peacekeeping Operations for Sierra-Leone Police, addresses Individual Police Officers (IPO's), serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), during a medal award ceremony
Tarlac Standard - 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐁𝐌 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐅𝐏 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟-𝐨𝐟-𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟, 𝐏𝐍𝐏 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on August 1 appointed Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro and Lt. Gen ...
![A Lubbock police car sits in front of a house in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, June 5, 2006, where Priscilla Nicole Maldonado was abuducted. (AP Photo/Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Jim Watkins Stock Photo - Alamy A Lubbock police car sits in front of a house in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, June 5, 2006, where Priscilla Nicole Maldonado was abuducted. (AP Photo/Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Jim Watkins Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PD0BBM/a-lubbock-police-car-sits-in-front-of-a-house-in-lubbock-texas-monday-june-5-2006-where-priscilla-nicole-maldonado-was-abuducted-ap-photolubbock-avalanche-journal-jim-watkins-2PD0BBM.jpg)
A Lubbock police car sits in front of a house in Lubbock, Texas, Monday, June 5, 2006, where Priscilla Nicole Maldonado was abuducted. (AP Photo/Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Jim Watkins Stock Photo - Alamy
![Nigeria Police Force on X: "RT: Have you been asked to pay bribe? Contact @PoliceNG_PCRRU 24/7 via Call|SMS|WhatsApp|BBM|Twitter|Facebook|email #IGPIdris #BailisFree https://t.co/SGm5LQ6PBM" / X Nigeria Police Force on X: "RT: Have you been asked to pay bribe? Contact @PoliceNG_PCRRU 24/7 via Call|SMS|WhatsApp|BBM|Twitter|Facebook|email #IGPIdris #BailisFree https://t.co/SGm5LQ6PBM" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DCIsa42XsAAKDIq.jpg:large)