DAVAO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald dela Rosa lauded the construction and the acquisition of a state-of-the-art equipment for the Regional Crime Laboratory Office (RCLO) 11 in Davao as this would improve crime investigation work across Mindanao.
Dela Rosa said the facility of RCLO 11 would cater to the forensic needs not only in Davao Region but also the rest of Mindanao. The facility would serve the six Police Regional Offices in Mindanao.
This is a dream come true for Mindanao police, Dela Rosa said.
The building was constructed at PHP50 million through the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) of then Senator Allan Peter Cayetano.
“Through this facility, the police will no longer have to travel to Camp Crame, to perform laboratory examinations,” he said.
Dela Rosa said the RCLO 11 had the same capabilities as Crime Lab in Camp Carme because of its state-of-the-art facility. It has the automatic fingerprint identification system, DNA laboratory, bullet comparison microscopes for firearms identification and many more.
He also thanked Cayetano, who is now the Foreign Affairs secretary, for the P50 million allotment used in the construction of the building.
The crime lab equipment will ensure faster delivery of forensic services not only within the Davao region, but also in the entire Mindanao.
Even President Rodrigo Duterte earlier lauded the construction of the building and the equipment as it would address much of PRO 11 and RCLO 11’s capability gaps.
“I am confident that our PNP (Philippine National Police) personnel in the Davao region will now be able to perform their duties more effectively,” Duterte said.
The Crime Lab has the high-end functional DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid Test Machine) which can determine hereditary materials in humans and almost all other organisms.
The upgrading of the equipment is part of the P98 million capability enhancement budget of the PNP to enhance its investigation capability. (PNA)
