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METRO Manila Police Chief Director Leopoldo Bataoil
on Sunday warned all police officers in the region to refrain from
smoking and “texting” while on duty and maintain a wholesome
image and a good role model to the public.
Bataoil said keeping police
officers looking good at all times is one of the main focus of the
National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) for the year in order
to make the law enforcers closer to the people.
Police community relation,
Bataoil said, is one of the key measures in effective crime fighting
as it provides the Philippine National Police vital information on
criminal activities in their areas of concern.
“I am an advocate of police
community relation and that is what I want for the NCRPO personnel
wherein people would look at them in a very positive manner,”
Bataoil said in the radio interview aired over dzBB.
Bataoil added he wanted the metro
police to respond to any situation within a short period of time to
show the people that law enforcers are seriously doing their jobs.
He said the NCRPO would also
concentrate on implementing PNP’s integrated transformation
program, which is focused on four major concepts —intelligence,
operation, investigation and police community relations.
He said an active community will
help make up for PNP’s lack in manpower and logistics.
“Empowering the community will
make a big difference in the anti-crime efforts of the PNP and the
police needs the help and cooperation of the public,” he added.
--Jefferson Antiporda
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