THE Philippine National Police Regional Office in the Ilocos-Pangasinan Region expresses its apologies to the Department of Education for the apparent over reaction by members of a Municipal Police Station in a public elementary school in Pangasinan.
In a report to PNP Chief, Police General Dionardo Carlos, Police Brigadier General Emmanuel Peralta, PNP Regional Director of Police Regional Office-1 said police personnel were deployed to the Longos Central Elementary School in Barangay Pangabisan, Alaminos City on Monday upon the request of school officials for the first day of pilot testing of face-to-face classes, to ensure observance of minimum public health standards.
In his report, Peralta explained that Police Major Reinwexk Alamay, officer-in-charge of Alaminos City Police Station promptly acted on the request by sending a police team composed of personnel from Alaminos Police Station, with augmentation from the 1st Pangasinan Provincial Mobile Force Company and EOD-K9 to provide police assistance and security.
He maintained, “the police units only had pure good intention in acting on the request of school officials even as he emphasized that it is just unfortunate that some persons may have felt intimidated by the the presence of security personnel.
The organization shall always act according to its mandate of promoting nation building among stakeholders.”
Consequently, a probe is underway to determine possible lapses in the said security deployment.
Moreover, a memorandum was already issued to all Chiefs of Police and Mobile Force commanders within Region 1 to remind them of the guidelines and protocol under DepEd’s National Framework on Learners and Schools,” Peralta added.
