Bumili ng mahigit P764 milyong halaga ng kagamitan ang Philippine National Police (PNP) bilang bahagi ng modernization program nito upang mapabuti ang operational capabilities nito sa buong bansa.
Tiniyak ni PNP officer-in-charge (OIC) Police Lt. Gen. Vicente Danao, Jr. sa publiko ang malinis na transaksyon sa pagbili ng multi-milyong pisong halaga ng kagamitan ng pulisya na kinabibilangan ng mas maraming sasakyan, baril, K9 dogs, gabi vision device at all-purpose vests.
“There was no padding in the prices during the procurement. Let us bury that kind of procurement wherein the equipment that were bought before were not even used and we have been the recipient of unworthy equipment,” ani Danao sa isang panayam matapos ang blessing ng mga bagong kagamitan.
Sinabi ni Police Maj. Gen. Ronnie Olay, director for Logistics ng PNP at naging pinuno din ng PNP Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), na ang bagong biniling kagamitan na ito ay ibibigay sa iba't ibang yunit ng PNP sa buong bansa kabilang ang PNP Training Institute (PNPTI), Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), PNP Mobile Force Companies, National Support Units at Police Stations.
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Ang mga nabili ay 16 na units na Brand new vans; tatlong unit ng Light Transport Vehicle; 8,358 units 9mm Striker Fired Pistol “GIRSAN; 8,500 units 5.56mm Basic Assault Rifle “GALIL”; 34 units 7.62mm Light Machine Gun "NEGEV"; 45 units Explosive Detector Dog; 620 units Autogated Night Vision Device; at 5,298 unit na All Purpose Vest (Undershirt Vest).
Ang mga bagong kagamitan ay matagumpay na nakuha mula sa mga pondo sa ilalim ng Capability Enhancement Programs (CEPs) 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, at 2021, Congress-Introduced Initiative Appropriation FY 2021, at Trust Receipts 2018 na nagkakahalaga ng P70.64,31.
“I know that this procurement is most advantageous to the PNP, cost-wise and in terms of quality, to support the operations of the Philippine National Police,” ani Danao.
Pinaalalahanan ni Danao ang mga tauhan ng PNP lalo na ang mga receiving unit na pangalagaang mabuti ang mga bagong set ng kagamitan at sasakyan.
“Please have the heart of maintaining these vehicles, these equipment will build to last, it was built to last and it will be protecting not only the lives of our PNP but the lives of Filipino as well,” sabi ni Danao.
Aaron Recuenco
