PRO 9 Turned Over 4 PNP Patrol Vehicle to Field Units

By JONG D. CADION

PAGADIAN CITY (March 28, 2918) - In order to enhance police visibility and mobility in the various anti-crime operations in the region, the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO9) has turned-over brand new Mobile Police Vehicles to the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 9 (RMFB9) and three Provincial Mobile Force Company in the area of responsibility during the simple ceremony right after the Monday flag raising ceremony at PRO9 Quadrangle, Camp Col. Romeo A Abendan, Mercedes, Zamboanga City on March 26, 2018.

PRO 9 Public Information Officer Chief P/Chief Inspector Helen L. Gavez said the PNP vehicles described as 4x4 Toyota Hilux were turned over by  Deputy Regional Director for Administration Police Chief Supt. Edwin S De Ocampo to the Battalion Commander of RMFB9 and Company Commanders of Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Public Safety Company, Zamboanga Del Norte Provincial Public Safety Company and Zamboanga Del Sur Provincial Public Safety Company.

PCSUPT De Ocampo encouraged the recipients to take good care and maintain the newly-issued vehicles to enable them to serve better the community.

The distribution of new patrol vehicles is part of the continued effort of the Philippine National Police to upgrade the facilities and equipments of the local police forces to support its field operations under the Capability Enhancement Program (CEP) of the PNP Integrated Transformation Program - Performance Governance System (ITP-PGS), otherwise known as Peace and Order Agenda for Transformation and Upholding the Rule of Law or PNP Patrol Plan 2030, Chief Inspector Gavez added

PSUPT Marlou N Labares, Chief of Regional Chaplain Service 9 formally officiated the blessing rites of the new vehicles. Aside from the vehicles, the four (4) mobile forces company also received Twenty (20) Global Positioning System (GPS) and Fifty (50) night vision goggles,  PRO 9 PIO Chief also said.