Police chiefs told to make stations “presentable”

By RPCRD, Police Regional Office 8
August 13, 2013

CAMP KANGLEON, Palo, Leyte – The region’s top police official directed all chiefs in the region’s 146 police stations to maintain clean and presentable workplace and thus enhance public acceptance and perception of their office and the police personnel manning it.

“Aside from adherence to our ‘Tamang Bihis’ program, our men should also do their administrative works in clean and orderly stations, not in stinking places that add up to the public’s negative perception on us,” said Police Regional Office 8 director PCSupt. Elmer R. Soria.

Aside from conducting inspection on the readiness of their men against possible attack from NPA rebels, provincial and city police directors were ordered to personally check on the cleanliness and orderliness of PNP stations and other facilities inside and outside of their offices, Soria disclosed.

“We do not want to hear complaints from our clients of poorly maintained and untidy stations, police chiefs whose stations have stinking comfort rooms will be relieved from their posts,” he added.

The PRO8 has 136 municipal police stations, five city police stations and a total of 5 police stations under Tacloban and Ormoc City police offices.

The top police official also informed that the government has allocated some P170 million for the renovation and rehabilitation of old or dilapidated police stations nationwide.

Called “Oplan: Dignity,” the renovation program would cover around 1,700 police stations for a minimum of P100,000 each, the police regional director said, adding that the priority police stations subject to repairs would be those with dilapidated or worn out roofing, stinking toilets, poor lightings, and those that needs re-painting.