PNP, QC gov’t ink pact to boost peace and order drive

CI he Philippine ational Police P P , the ue on City government and representatives from the religious sector signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen the enforcement of the police force’s “Kasi ayanan apulisan, i ahan, at Pa ayanan ca paign

P P chief, en odolfo A urin r , ayor oy el onte and Pastor liver Lee signed the pact and led the pledge of commitment for the campaign before local officials and e ers of religious groups in simple rites at the Quezon City Hall.

Azurin said the revitalized ‘Kasimbayanan’ program aims to tap volunteers and church leaders to help bridge the gap between the community and the police force.

The drive also seeks to organize the community as peace advocates and to ensure that every citizen is law-abiding through spiritual guidance from church leaders, he said.

“This will be our show window in our co unity progra here our o ective here is to reduce crime here in Quezon City, we will reduce the demand for drugs and we will continue to suppress the crimes that are happening here, es- pecially the proliferation of illegal drugs and this is a huge help to us in the police force ue on City as the first to invite us here to the launching and signing of a memorandum of agreement. They are including the Kasimbayanan program in their budget so this is what we see -- the seriousness of the government of Quezon City and how they really want to have the city become one of the most progressive cities in our country today, A urin said nder the , the P P and church leaders will work together in promoting peace and order, particularly in addressing crime, drug abuse, and other social problems in the community.

The agreement also aims to strengthen the partnership between the PNP and local government units in Quezon City, particularly in terms of providing better public safety services to the people.

“When our city is perceived to be peaceful and disciplined, definitely investors will come and put-up companies and it ould ean o opportunities for the people of ue on City and it a ects the economy of Quezon City. That is the direction that we want to take - a progressive and developed ue on City, not ust for the people of the city but for all the ilipinos, A urin added ue on City Police istrict CP director rig en icolas orre III thanked Azurin for gracing the activity.

“This program aims to strengthen the relationship of the PNP with the community and bring awareness of shared responsibility in contributing peace, order, and progress and even holistic transforation of the society, orre said el onte, ean hile, said she elieves that it is really necessary for the church, the community and the police to unite in order to suppress the problem of drug addiction, among many other crimes.

Marikina gets 2 new mo ern fire truc s from BFP

MARIKINA CITY – The city government of Marikina has received two odern pu per fire truc s fro the ureau of ire Protection P to further oost and strengthen its firefighting capabilities.

Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro personally received the two 1,000-gallon capacity fire truc s fro epart ent of the Interior and Local Government I ecretary en a in A alos r , enator uan dgardo Angara and P chief ire irector ouie Puracan during a turnover cere ony at the P national headquarters in Quezon City.

With the addition of the two new odern pu per fire truc s, the PMarikina now has a total of seven functional fire truc s apat co pli entary ang ga in the national and the local. Katulad nito, nag igay ng fire truc s ang national, i acapacitate natin yung ating ga P personnel na na a-assign fro the P in terms of training. Tapos, ‘yung mga istasyon nila, i-i prove na in yung setup nila All e orts should e copli entary the national and the local govern ent i ilarly, the national govern ent provided fire truc s, e ill capacitate our P personnel assigned fro the P in ter s of training hen, e ill i prove their stations their setup , eodoro said

Teodoro underscored the importance of strong cooperation between the local government and national government in order to streamline the delivery of services to the people.

“Makikita natin na kapag magkatulong talaga ang national at local ay masisigurado natin ang public safety, mas mabibigay natin ang mga serbisyong kailangan ng ating mga mamamayan (We will see that when the national and local really help each other, we can ensure public safety, we can better provide the services that our citi ens need , he stressed.

Metro mayors told to monitor SRP in markets

PA I CI he etropolitan anila evelop ent Authority A has tasked mayors in the National Capital egion C to help onitor the prices of basic commodities to help ensure compliance with the suggested retail prices P in ar ets ithin their urisdiction

In an inspection at the Agora Public ar et in an uan City, A acting chair Romando Artes said the price monitoring activities include checking the prices of basic necessities and prime commodities as well as the weighing scales of vendors.

“We will coordinate with the Metro anila Council C to conduct monitoring of prices in various wet marets in the etropolis, Artes said an uan City ayor rancis a ora said there are regular price monitoring activities in his city through the Local Price Coordinating Council.

“I want to make sure that our constituents are not being sold overpriced co odities, a ora said uring the inspection, t o notices of violation were issued against a few retailers at the Agora Public Market who failed to co ply ith the P

The latest price monitoring showed the P of i ported ediu and large red onions at P125 per kilogram.

Artes and a ora ere oined in the inspection y I Assistant ecretary for Consumer Protection Group Ann Claire Cabochan