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