Camp BGen Vicente P
Lim
– The Police Regional Office CALABARZON receives a total of 200 units of M16
Rifle, 400 magazines and 72, 000 ammunitions from The Directorate for Logistics
of the National Headquarters to be distributed to Regional Public Safety Battalion
and the Public Safety Forces of this region.
The
blessing and turn-over of said firearms was held today during the traditional
Monday Flag Raising Ceremony. The blessing was officiated by Rev. Fr. Julius B
Cruz of the Regional Pastoral Office while the turn-over was led by Regional
Director PCSUPT Ma. O Ranada Aplasca together with BGen Arnulfo Marcelo B
Burgos, Jr., 202nd Brigade, 2ID Commander of the Philippine Army who
graces the occasion as the Guest of Honor and Speaker.
Recipient
Units were the following:
UNIT M16
Rifle Ammo Magazine
(NORINCO) (SS109)
RPSB4A 28 10,080 56
BPPSC 39 14,040 78
CPPSC 17 6, 120 34
LPPSC 32 11, 520 64
QPPSC 74 26, 640 148
RPPSC 10 3, 600 20
TOTAL 200 72,000 400
“The
threat to terrorism has been one of the concerns of the Regional Office, hence
these rifles will further boost the capability of our personnel and will
mobilize them for possible terrorists’ attacks and other circumstances,” RD
Aplasca said.
July
of this year, PRO4A received 100 units of M16 and 1 unit of M14 (Sniper) Rifles
from the National Headquarters. (PIO- PRO4A)
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