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PNP Gets P2.83-B Fund for Facilities, Equipment

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Manila — The Philippine National Police (PNP) gets boost for the improvement of the police force’s infrastructure, facilities, and equipment with the release of P2.83 billion by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

Charged against the P22.47-billion Supplemental Appropriations for FY 2014, this release would cover the implementation of the PNP’s Operational Transformation Plan (OTP). The OTP’s requirements would need Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) amounting to P142.6 million as well as Capital Outlay (CO) expenses worth P2.69 billion, DBM said in a statement.

“We recognize that inclusive development would require a safe and secure environment where all Filipinos can benefit from the country’s economic growth. That’s why one of the priority projects funded by the 2014 Supplemental Budget was a program that would improve the capability of our country’s law-enforcement agency,”Secretary of Budget and Management Florencio “Butch” Abad said.

The fund would cover appropriations for mobility, firearms, communication, investigation, ISO equipment, and infrastructure facilities of the PNP. Of the P2.8 billion, almost half will be for the procurement of 218,790 firearms worth P1.04 billion. This is followed closely by the purchase of 945 motor vehicles, which would amount to P944.5 million.

The breakdown of the release is as follows:

ITEM QUANTITY AMOUNT
MOBILITY
Motor Vehicles
945 P944,456,625
FIREARMS
Basic Assault Rifle
17,680
Basic Assault Rifle Magazine 201,110 P1,044,888,000
COMMUNICATION
Communication System
99 P99,940,000
INVESTIGATION
Firearms Identification System (FIS)
1 Lot P562,421,627
Firearms Testing Firing Equipment 133
Water Bullet Recovery System 23
Cotton Bullet Recovery System 110
ISO EQUIPMENT
Maneuver Unit Property Supplies
1 Lot P14,000,000
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES P167,575,748
FIS Extension Building 1
Repair/Rehab/Repaint of Police Station
TOTAL P2,833,282,000

“Despite the challenges facing the PNP, the National Government fully supports the police force in fulfilling their mandate to prevent crime and maintain peace and order. In doing so, we place value not only on the PNP as an organization but also on the service and sacrifice of our valiant and fearless policemen,”Abad said,

Lodged under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the PNP received a total appropriation of P70 billion in the 2015 National Budget. (dbm.gov.ph)

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