Versoza graces city’s firearms turn over to police
Police Chief Gen. Jesus Versoza will personally accept from Mayor Celso Lobregat this afternoon the 50 firearms that the city government purchased to augment the arms cache of the local police.
The 50 firearms, costing some P3 million all in all, form part of the city government’s continuing thrust on public safety.
Mayor Lobregat has vowed his all out support and assistance to the police in a bid to ensure the safety and protection of the residents.
The firearms— 50 units M16 rifles (M4 model) cost approximately P60,000 each for a total of about P3 million.
It was November last year during the turn-over of 9 armalite rifles to the local police by the Regional Police Office-9 when Mayor Lobregat announced that the city government has already secured the necessary authority and processed documents for the purchase of the high powered firearms.
“This has been planned sometime ago but the delay in the processing of documents and the authority to purchase (these firearms) impeded the plan, but all that have already been fixed, we will purchase all these very soon,” Mayor Lobregat then said.
The city government’s support and assistance to the local police and other law enforcement agencies will continue without let up. The assistance comes in the form of transportation and communication facilities, infrastructures, allowances and other items.
Just last March 4, Mayor Lobregat turned over two fire station buildings—one in Boalan and the other in Recodo and a police sub-station office in Ayala, with Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno as guest of honor. (Sheila Covarrubias)