Oroquieta City—The
PNP provincial command is set to add more personnel and will be deployed around
the province to provide security for the Covid19 crisis.
Pnp Provincial Director Col.
Danildo Tumanda disclosed some 100 police personnel arrived here yesterday from
Damilag, Bukidnon who are “properly sanitized” prior to their entry to the
province.
These
personnel are undergoing Field Training Program and will be their deployed to
borders’ control points and assist in manning the quarantine control points
established in the province, Tumanda said
They
will likewise beef up security requirements and implementation of the General
Community Quarantine (GCQ) and will act as additional personnel in the field, he
added.
Before
being deployed, these troops will be briefed on Covid19 awareness, DOH
protocols, implementing guidelines and executive orders implemented in the province,
Tumanda explained in his press release.
Their
first order is to protect the frontliners, always carrying out complete
inspection and checklist to monitor the compliance of protective equipment
necessary for their particular activity.
Another
400 more police personnel are placed on stand by for any undesirable or
unexpected occurrence relating to the government’s response to the corona virus
disease.
The
stand by force will be mobilized into action on home quarantine rules if additional
forces are needed on the ground.
Tumanda
thanked PBGen. Rolando B. Anduyan, PNP PRO
10 regional director for the arrival and deployment of additional personnel. (m. medina)
