By Leilanie Adriano
Laoag City – The personnel of the Ilocos Norte Provincial Police Office (INPPO) have been placed on full alert status to guarantee safe and meaningful travel throughout the Holy Week period.
PCol. Frederick Obar, the INPPO Director, announced on Monday that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has devised a comprehensive security plan for the summer vacation season, focusing particularly on traffic management and personnel deployment to ensure public safety before, during, and after Holy Week.
Anticipating heavy traffic due to an influx of tourists heading north, Obar disclosed that a total of 100 personnel from Region 1 have been dispatched to Ilocos Norte to enhance police visibility along major roads and tourist destinations.
We also tapped our force multipliers like our volunteer riders, barangay (village) peace-keeping action teams, baywatch patrollers and from our counterparts from other government agencies such as the DPWH (Department of Public Works and Highways), AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines), PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) and DOH (Department of Health), among others,” he said in a media interview.
Obar said around 36 assistance desks manned by tourist police round-the-clock are scattered in various parts of the province while all-women patrolling teams have been assigned to secure visitors and guests in the province.
The Ilocos Norte police also advised the public to download the free iPOLICE app via Play Store for Android phones to have the services of the local police at their fingertips. (PNA)
