CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Sta. Cruz, Laguna — The Laguna Police Provincial Office emerged as the outstanding police provincial office for obtaining the most number of certified Mobilized Barangays (villages) against illegal drugs, and other forms of criminality under the Community Mobilization project.
Laguna provincial police director Senior Supt. Kirby John Kraft received on Monday the Plaque of Recognition on Community Mobilization Project (CMP) during the simultaneous kick-off ceremonies for the 23rd Police Community Relations (PCR) Month of the Philippine National Police (PNP) at the Police Regional Office (PRO4-A) Calabarzon headquarters in Camp Gen. Vicente Lim in Calamba City.
During the simultaneous event at the provincial police headquarters covered court here, around 19 Laguna police personnel and four police units also received PCR awards, which were presented by National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Laguna provincial officer lawyer Mia Antonette Quijano.
This month’s observance has adopted the theme “Tapat na serbisyo at Paglilingkod ng Kapulisan, Kaagapay ang Mamayan, Hatid ay Kaunlaran (Honest police services in partnership with the citizenry towards development).”
Quijano, assisted by Supt. Zeric Soriano, deputy director for administration and Supt. Meliton Salvadora Jr., deputy director for operations, presented the awards.
“The maintenance of peace and order is not a one-man fight or a battle that can be won by (the) PNP alone, rather; every sector of the society has to enjoin to win the war against all forms of criminality,” Quijano said.
She underscored that the essence of the Community and Service-Oriented Policing (CSOP) system as a modern-day policing strategy is cooperation and collaboration between and among the PNP, the local chief executives, and the citizenry.
The annual observance of PCR Month is pursuant to Section 2 of Republic Act 8551 or “The PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998,” where the NAPOLCOM institutes Community and Service – Oriented Policing as the foundation and backbone of community-oriented policing and crime prevention in the country.
The San Pablo City Police Station bagged the “Outstanding City Police Station of the Year” in Laguna province while the Los Baños Municipal Police Station emerged the “Outstanding Class ‘A’ Municipal Police Station of the Year”.
Bay MPS got the “Outstanding Class ‘B’ Municipal Police Station of the Year” while Victoria MPS received the “Outstanding Class ‘C’ Municipal Police Station of the Year.”
The 2nd Laguna Provincial Mobile Force Company (LPMFC) was recognized as the “Outstanding Mobile Force Company of the Year”.
The awardees for their achievements as police community relations (PCR) chiefs in their respective police units were Insp. Leah Ocampo; Chief Insp. Marlon Calonge; SPO1 Lynette Felix; SPO4 Ferdinand Larrosa; PO2 Frederick Natiola.
Among the recipients of the PCR awards were Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCO) in town and city police stations: PO2 Ma. Danica Eve Camado, PO1 Richard Casilla and PO1 Alexis Anthony Vitto of San Pablo; PO2 Ruffa Ayson and PO1 Christopher Allen Nido of Los Baños; PO1 Melchquesedick Tan of Bay; PO1 Dave Joseph Loterte and PO1 Ernesto Salvador of Victoria; and PO1 Kristine Almarinez of the 2nd LPMFC. (Saul Pa-a/PNA)
