THE Davao City Police Office (DCPO) revived the Davao Defense System (DDS) to prevent bombing incidents in the city.
“Gi-revive nato ni for the purposes nga isa ni sa atong operational and tactical program strategy para maprevent nato ang similar incident nga nahitabo sa Central Mindanao (We revived it as part of our operational and tactical program strategy to prevent a similar incident in Cebntral Mindanao from happening here),” PMaj. Teresita Gaspan, DCPO spokesperson, said.
Gaspan said DDS is conducting heightened checkpoint operations in Davao City.
“Masinati nato no nga gikan sa atoang tri-boundaries, kani atoang border control points, stringent ang atong conduct sa checkpoint hangtod dire sa sulod sa atoang syudad, tanan nga mobyahe and mosulod dire i-inspection gyud nato (From the tri-boundaries of the border control points to the inner parts of the city, there will be stringent checkpoints. Those who will travel to the city will undergo inspection).” Gaspan said.
Gaspan said this intervention would help in preventing a bombing incident.
“Mao na ang isa sa mga intervention nga ginahimo nato, nga mamahimong dili kini makasulod sa atoa kay kasagarang nahitabo tong duha ka bomba, planted sa sulod sa bus, that’s why istrikto gyud kaayo ang atoang ginabuhat nga checkpoint (This is the intervention we are doing now. The two explosions were caused by explosives that were planted inside the bus. We will be very strict at the checkpoints),” Gaspan said.
Gaspan said DDS would also cover areas where people tend to gather.
“Daghan ta og mga pulis nga atong gipangkatag, for purposes nga maka-monitor ug maka-bantay sa tanan natong mga areas, maglantaw especially kung adunay mga butang or mga bags nga mabilin, ang walay tag-iya (We have deployed several police for the purposes of monitoring and securing areas as well as check unattended bags),” Gaspan said.
Gaspan said that all police stations are required to render checkpoint operations.
“(They) are required to render checkpoint operations right after another police station mahuman sa ilahang duty so wala nay putol, hindi siya simultaneous, merong oras na two to four hours na mag-conduct sila ng checkpoint, then another na pud police station na pud then another police station na pud ang mag-conduct ([Police stations] are required to render their service to checkpoint operations one after the other every two to four hours. This will not be a simultaneous operations but a continuous one. When one station is done with their checkpoint, another will start),” Gaspan said.
Gaspan asked the public to be patient with the checkpoints implemented by the DCPO.
“Masinati nato ang traffic, tungod aning atong ginahimo karun, pero dili mani pernamente nga ing-ani, sa pagkakaron lang part kini sa atoang strikto nga security measures para maprevent ang kaning panghitabo (We will experience heavy traffic due to this intervention, but this is not permanent, this is part of our strict security measures to ensure we prevent a similar incident)... Mag-adjust sila kay para mani sa atong kaayuhan, kini para sa gitinguha nato nga magpadayon nga malinawon ang atong syudad ug walay mga hulga sa terorista nga makaapekto kanato (They need to adjust because this is for the benefit of everyone, for the peace and order of our city and prevent terrorists from affecting us), even information nga dunay mga (on) bomb threats, whether it is misinformation or false allegation we do not take it lightly, we take it seriously,” Gaspan said.