PRO-7 renews partnership with SoKor’s Chungnam Police

CEBU, Philippines -  The Police Regional Office-7 and Chungnam Police of South Korea have strengthened their relations by signing a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday morning at the regional headquarters.

Top officials from Chungnam headed by Senior Superintendent General Sang-Yong Park came to Cebu to sign the agreement while Senior Superintendent Orlando Ualat, deputy regional director for operations, represented PRO-7 during the signing of the MOU.

In an interview with Lee Yong San, Police Attaché, he said that the purpose of the agreement is to foster the partnership between Chungnam police and PRO-7 and to enhance good relations of South Korea and the Philippines.  

After the agreement was signed, Lee asked PRO-7 officials to protect the citizens of South Korea who come to Cebu mostly to study English and for recreation.

“As you know, many Koreans have been coming to Cebu for education purposes and recreation, I ask PRO-7 to protect them,” Lee said.

He said while they are asking the local police to protect their ci-tizens living in Cebu, he also assured that Korean criminals will be dealt with accordingly.

“I heard some cases the Koreans sometimes are victims and suspects as well. The criminal can be handled by law; criminals can be punished by law,” he added.

He said Koreans who come to the Philippines are obliged to follow the law of the host country.

“Koreans promise to abide by the law… Koreans come as foreigners. I ask you to treat them warmly,” he said.

In an interview, Senior Superintendent Pablo Labra III said the agreement has been there for years already and the signing of the MOU is just a continuation of the program.

“This agreement that we have with Chongnam Police has been there for several years already, ato lang ning gi-continue.  Ang purpose is  yung training at yung study tour, nakapadala na ta’g police sa ilang lugar, sila sad nakatrain na sad sila sa atoa,” Labra said.

Labra said the Korean police officials are happy with the Korean Desk established in every police station in the region and they are now learning PRO-7’s Beat Patrol System and the Comprehensive Deployment System.

“Usa is yung pag-establish nato sa mga station og Korean Desk and sa beat patrol system nga atong gi-enhance. They try to implement comprehensive deployment system, diin atong tun-an ang usa ka lugar kung unsa’y problema ug atong ibuhos ngadto ang mga personnel sa ilaha. Wala pa kaayo nila ma-practice but suwayan nilang tun-an,” he said. (FREEMAN)