To ensure “elaborated police visibility,” the administration of Mayor Oscar G. Malapitan is looking at purchasing additional 10 vehicles this year that will be used by the police force of Caloocan City.
The 10 police patrol cars will increase to 44 the number of vehicles donated by the city government to Caloocan’s police force since Malapitan was elected mayor in 2013, Nolan B. Sison, office in charge of the city’s Public Information Office, told the BusinessMirror.
Sison said the 10 vehicles will be purchased from the company that will win in the bidding process.
All the police patrol vehicles previously bought were from Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. because it offered the lowest price, Sison added.
Bidding is needed before the city government could buy vehicles or any materials, as provided by Republic Act (RA) 9184, or the Government Procurement Reform Act.
Then, the Sangguniang Panlungsod will approve and pass a deed of donation resolution, as instructed by RA 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991.
According to Rommel M. Dario, chief of staff of Councilor Edgardo N. Aruelo, the point here is that “all actions of the mayor in behalf of the city or municipal government must be supported by an authorization of Sanggunian, or in accordance with an ordinance, based on the Local government Code of 1991.”
Last week the Malapitan administration donated four Toyota Hi-Lux to the police force that will be used by policemen detailed in Caloocan North.
The four vehicles were given by Barangay 88, whose chairman is Jerome Geronimo.
Sison said the planned 10 additional vehicles will also be used in Caloocan North.
Caloocan North is composed of 70 barangays. Caloocan City has a total of 188 barangays.
Malapitan continues to donate to the local police unit patrol vehicles to ensure an elaborated police visibility. This means the police force should ensure that it regularly monitors all areas of Caloocan to maintain peace and order. Malapitan, likewise, strongly believes that having an elaborated police visibility will maintain high trust and confidence of the businessmen and residents on the police, as in the past two years.
Last year the Caloocan City police got the highest trust rating from various stakeholders, including government employees, in a survey launched by the National Police Commission (Napolcom).
The Napolcom’s survey from October to November showed that Caloocan police station got an 88.8-percent trust rating.
It was the highest among the 15 police stations in Metro Manila, the Napolcom said.