Bandahala
said the successful celebration was attributed to the intensified nationwide
campaign against prohibited fire-crackers and indiscriminate gun-firing
following the orders of the PNP chief Director General Alan Purisima.
Bandahala
said 33 boxes of banned firecrackers were confiscated by the joint team of
Firearms, Explosives, Security Agencies and Guard Section (FESAGS), Provincial
Public Safety Company (PPSC), and personnel of Pagadian City PNP a day before
the celebration of New Year.
The
successful minimizing of Yuletide casualties and injuries this year was also
due to the cooperation of civilians. “Without civilians’ cooperation, the PNP
cannot fulfill its mandate of reducing the fire-crackers related-incidence and
indiscriminate gun firing,” he added.
Bandahala
said he did not receive any reports or complaints about policemen firing their
guns unnecessarily during the holiday season.
“These shows that our men are professionals in terms of discipline and
loyalty of their service,” he concluded. (JPA/GCC/PIA,Pagadian City )