AROUND P30 million worth of newly-procured firearms and equipment were distributed yesterday to different police units under the Police Regional Office in Davao (PRO-11) as part of the Philippine National Police’s (PNP’s) effort to strengthen the police force’s security capability.

PRO 11 director Police Chief Superintendent Marcelo Morales bared Friday, December 21, during a press conference that the national headquarters had given them 450 pieces of Galil assault rifle and 410 Emtan assault rifles made in Israel.

These rifles were distributed to different mobile force companies of PRO 11 including the mobile force of Davao City Police Office (DCPO), Davao del Norte Police Provincial Police Office, Davao Occidental PPO, Compostela Valley PPO, Davao Oriental PPO, Davao del Sur PPO and the regional headquarters.

Different units also acquired Kevlar helmets, Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, investigation case, and ballistic shield for various Special Weapons and Tactics (Swat) teams of PRO 11.

These were procured by the Philippine National Police (PNP) through the General Appropriations Act (GAA).

Meanwhile, DCPO director Police Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum thanked PRO 11 for the additional law enforcement resources which he said will be a great help in the security coverage in Davao City to combat security threats.

“We would like to assure our regional director and the public that we will utilize this to the best of our ability to make our service more effective in securing the peace and order of the city,” Tagum said.