TAGUM
CITY—The police force is empowering citizens to take part in their peacekeeping
efforts towards achieving genuine peace and order in the city with the official
launching of a program that enjoins citizens' pro-active role in security
concerns.
The
Philippine National Police launched the Tagum Home Defense Security Concept,
which taps the support of household adults in securing primarily their homes
and that of their community in general.
The
launching was held Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at the Tagum City Pavilion, which
was attended, by Mayor Allan L. Rellon, PNP Regional Director Wendy Rosario and
representatives from the academe, religious and business sectors.
A
brainchild of PNP Regional Office XI, the said concept rallied the support of
ordinary citizens to contribute in peacekeeping efforts, as aligned by the
city's unofficial slogan that is Tagumpay Tagum (Tayo na at gumawa ng
Payapang Hakbang para sa lalo pang Ikauunlad ng Tagum.)
Under
the program, police personnel will be conducting advocacy seminars to all
households in a mass assembly in anticipation to equip household adults with
tips in securing their homes.
City
DILG Director Eliza P. Mendoza bared that the series of seminars will begin
this month and will end in February 2015, and will primarily target the heads
of respective families.
She
added that emergency hotline numbers will also be posted in houses and that
they will also encourage parents to teach their children on the importance of
these hotline numbers.
Police
Supt. Ronaldo Llanera, chief of the regional police community relations
department, said that while the police force is doing its best to deter crimes,
it still needs the support of the community.
This
was seconded by PNP Provincial Director Police Supt. Samuel Gadingan of the
Davao del Norte Police Office who said that citizens can have a crucial role in
helping their force.
"We
can only do that if all of us will actively take part in safeguarding the place
we love," Gadingad stressed.
This
home-based defense scheme will be in addition to the LGU-supported initiatives
in organizing the Barangay Peace Action Team and the purok-based peace keepers.
Through
this and with the launching of a new PNP-led program, Mayor Rellon hopes this
will improve the "synergy" towards achieving genuine peace and order
in Tagum. Louie Lapat of CIO Tagum
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