Metro police ready for school opening
June 6, 2005 | 12:00am
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) started securing major thoroughfares and terminals of buses and government transport systems in Metro Manila yesterday for an orderly and peaceful opening of classes today.
NCRPO chief Director Vidal Querol assured students, parents and school officials that his command is ready for the opening of classes, which is traditionally marred by huge traffic jams and high crime rate.
Querol said police visibility will be highest in the University Belt area in Manila and various schools in the metropolis starting at 5 a.m. today. Railway policemen and police detectives will also be deployed in MRT and LRT coaches and terminals.
He said police desks in selected schools, seaports and airports were erected to record complaints by students.
The NCRPO expects a small number of criminals to loiter the schools following the arrest of some 300 petty criminals during saturation drives conducted last week in Parañaque City, Caloocan City, Sta. Cruz and Tondo in Manila, and the Batasan and Payatas areas in Quezon City.
"We are ready for our assigned tasks," said Querol.
Querol also assured students of Chinese schools in Binondo and schools based in Intramuros that they don’t have to go to the police stations to file a formal complaint if they are victimized by criminal gangs.
He said police precincts in areas where they are robbed or held-up would send investigators to their schools and record their complaints during their free time such as lunch breaks.
"The police investigators would coordinate with the Dean of Student Affairs who will in turn determine the free time of the students," said Querol.
The scheme was conceived during a recent dialogue among police officers, students and school officials in Binondo and Intramuros last week.
According to Querol, the students also complained of the presence of ambulant vendors and video gaming stalls in the vicinity of their schools.
"The vendors and video stalls have permits from the City Hall so what the NCRPO can do is to coordinate with the department concerned to solve the problem," he said.
In northern Metro Manila, Northern Police District (NPD) deputy director for operations Senior Superintendent Constante "Jun Boy" Azares yesterday led an occular inspection of bus terminals and major roads in his area of jurisdiction.
Azares also talked to bus drivers and dispatchers in the Monumento area in Caloocan City were three bus terminals are located.
Querol admitted though that the success of their school opening preparations would depend on the synchronized effort and cooperation of barangay officials, watchmen, school. — With Pete Laude
NCRPO chief Director Vidal Querol assured students, parents and school officials that his command is ready for the opening of classes, which is traditionally marred by huge traffic jams and high crime rate.
Querol said police visibility will be highest in the University Belt area in Manila and various schools in the metropolis starting at 5 a.m. today. Railway policemen and police detectives will also be deployed in MRT and LRT coaches and terminals.
He said police desks in selected schools, seaports and airports were erected to record complaints by students.
The NCRPO expects a small number of criminals to loiter the schools following the arrest of some 300 petty criminals during saturation drives conducted last week in Parañaque City, Caloocan City, Sta. Cruz and Tondo in Manila, and the Batasan and Payatas areas in Quezon City.
"We are ready for our assigned tasks," said Querol.
Querol also assured students of Chinese schools in Binondo and schools based in Intramuros that they don’t have to go to the police stations to file a formal complaint if they are victimized by criminal gangs.
He said police precincts in areas where they are robbed or held-up would send investigators to their schools and record their complaints during their free time such as lunch breaks.
"The police investigators would coordinate with the Dean of Student Affairs who will in turn determine the free time of the students," said Querol.
The scheme was conceived during a recent dialogue among police officers, students and school officials in Binondo and Intramuros last week.
According to Querol, the students also complained of the presence of ambulant vendors and video gaming stalls in the vicinity of their schools.
"The vendors and video stalls have permits from the City Hall so what the NCRPO can do is to coordinate with the department concerned to solve the problem," he said.
In northern Metro Manila, Northern Police District (NPD) deputy director for operations Senior Superintendent Constante "Jun Boy" Azares yesterday led an occular inspection of bus terminals and major roads in his area of jurisdiction.
Azares also talked to bus drivers and dispatchers in the Monumento area in Caloocan City were three bus terminals are located.
Querol admitted though that the success of their school opening preparations would depend on the synchronized effort and cooperation of barangay officials, watchmen, school. — With Pete Laude
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