BACOLOD CITY – The Philippine National Police inaugurated newly built standard buildings in four local government units in Negros Occidental this week.
Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 (Western Visayas) chief, led the unveiling in La Castellana and Isabela towns on Tuesday, March 25, and the municipality of Manapla and Himamaylan City on Wednesday, March 26.
A NEW three-story PNP building was inaugurated in Manapla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, March 26. (Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky Facebook)
Police Capt. Judesses Catalogo, spokesperson for Negros Occidental police, said the construction of these three-story buildings was funded by the national headquarters.
Police Major Rhojn Darell Nigos, La Castellana police chief, said that P9.8 million was allocated for the construction of their building on a 1,000-square-meter lot donated by the local government in Barangay Robles near the old police station. It is set to open by the end of this month.
Police Major Joseph Partidas, Isabela police chief, said that over P9 million was allocated for their new station on a 700-square-meter lot donated by the municipal government in Barangay 4.
Wanky said that these new police stations are more than just buildings. They are symbols of quality service and commitment from the police in the region.
He expressed optimism that these would motivate personnel and increase their confidence in providing better service to the community.
Catalogo said that only 11 police stations in the province have yet to have their standard PNP buildings – Ilog, Moises Padilla, Pulupandan, E.B. Magalona, Don Salvador Benedicto and the cities of Kabankalan, La Carlota, Victorias, Cadiz, Sagay, and San Carlos.