BCPO, SMA to Boost Establishments’ Security in Butuan

The Butuan City Police Office (BCPO) facilitated and organized the Security Managers Association (SMA) Election of officers held on July 15, 2019 at the Butuan City hall.

Police Col. Albert Magno, city director, expressed his warmest congratulations and support to the newly elected officers of SMA.

In his message, he emphasized the necessity of building a willing and cooperative organization that would aid the police force in maintaining and ensuring public safety.

“The idea of establishing the said association of business owners and managers of Butuan City materialized from the foreknowledge of BCPO about the fast rising economic state of the city,” cited Magno.

He has also foreseen the influx of tourists, transients, consequent to the opening of SM mall and Vista mall, that would further led to the expanded population in the city.

“Business will boom, proportional to that is the higher crime volume,” he said.

With these facts, the city director asked the SMA newly elected officers to be cooperative to the police in preventing and solving crime e.g. expedite investigation by giving access to CCTV, and the like.

He also assured that BCPO look after the establishments’ safety as one of the unit’s top priorities.

“We were never hesitant to strike if needed so but in order to be effective and efficient with our safe keeping we need a fully functional and organized local organizations to act with us,” Magno said.

The city police director further expressed that this undeniable cooperation and provision coming from business sectors made the entire police force thankful.

“With this strong bond between the PNP and Security Managers Association, a safer Butuan could certainly be attained,” he said. (BCPO/PIA-Caraga)