PNP-13 advisory body gives aid to ex- cops amid pandemic

PNP-13 advisory body gives aid to ex-cops amid pandemic Sur na may 9,895 ARBs ay umabot sa P32,867,466.30; sa Surigao del Norte at pati na rin ang probinsya ng Dinagat Islands na may 201 ARBs ay umabot din sa P1,304,081.20; at ang Surigao del Sur na may 446 ARBs ay umabot din sa P776,408.00 ang kita. Ayon pa kay DAR Caraga Director Leomides Villareal, patuloy nilang tinutulongan ang mga ARBOs ng rehiyon, upang patuloy din silang kikita kahit paman sa COVID-19 pandemic. Dagdag pa ni Villareal, walang putol ang tulong at aktibidades na ibinibigay ng DAR sa mga ARBs kahit paman may COVID-19 pandemic. Maliban sa social amelioration ng gobyerno nagbigay din ang DAR ng food packs sa mga ARBs at patuloy din ang pagbibigay ng mga pahiram sa tulong na din ng Department of Agriculture at iba pang ahensya. Nagbigay din daw ang mga ARBs sa mga local government units ng kanilang mga produkto kung kaya’t mas lalong tumaas ang kanilang mga kita dahil sa kanila kumukuha ang mga ito. (NCLM)

BUTUAN CITY - The Philippine National Police Regional Advisory Council in Caraga Region (PNP-RAC-13) has reached out to retired PNP personnel, giving them food packs amid the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crisis.

Ryan Culima, the vice-chairman of PNP-RAC-13, told the Philippine News Agency Saturday that the outreach activity started Friday with the visit to the families of five retired police personnel in here. During the visits, Culima and Col. Jerry Protacio, the regional chief of staff of Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13), handed over five kilos of rice, canned goods, and packs of noodles. “The activity last Friday was the opening of this continuing reach out program for the retirees of the PNP in the region,” Culima said, pointing out that the PNP retirees are also affected By Alexander Lopez | May 16-22, 2020 16

REACHING OUT. Members of the Philippine National Police Regional Advisory Council in Caraga Region, led by vice-chairman Ryan Culima (right), and Col. Jerry Protacio (left), the regional chief of staff of Police Regional Office in Caraga (PRO-13), hand over food packs to a retired PNP police officer in Butuan City on Friday, May 15. The initiative is part of the council’s effort to help police retirees amid the 2019 coronavirus disease crisis. (Photo courtesy of PNP-RAC-13)

by the pandemic. “Considering their ages, they now have medicines for maintenance and required to have a good diet. With the quarantines imposed, most of them, as senior citizens, are no longer allowed to go out. Reaching out to them is very important nowadays,” Culima said. Aside from handing out food packs, PNP-RAC-13 members also expressed PNP’s recognition and gratitude for the services of the retirees. Culima said part of the funds used to purchase food packs come from donations of private persons and civic groups in Butuan and other parts of the region. “Most of the retirees we visited Friday were teary-eyed upon seeing PNP personnel in uniform. They recalled the days when they were still active in their duties rendering services to communities and residents in Caraga Region,” Culima said. He said that aside from the retirees, the council also distributed food packs to poor families living near the headquarters of PRO-13 in Barangay Libertad, Butuan City. (PNA)

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