QUEZON CITY, 9 July (PIA) – All units of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are ready for the onset of Tropical Cyclone ‘Falcon.’
This after the PNP has activated its Implan ‘Saklolo’ (Policing During Disaster) to ensure availability of PNP personnel and resources for disaster incident management operations in areas threatened by ‘Falcon.’
According to Chief Superintendent Wilfredo Franco, Officer-in-Charge of the Directorate for Police Community Relations and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Disaster Management, Implan “Saklolo” support the government’s disaster risk reduction and management efforts in accordance with the PNP Critical Incident Management Operational Procedures (CIMOP).
Franco said all Police Regional Offices in areas that are expected to experience extreme weather conditions brought by the tropical cyclone have been alerted to muster preposition equipment and personnel in areas prone to flash floods, landslides, and storm surge.
According to PNP, the police units were instructed to coordinate closely with the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and local government units for possible enforcement of forced evacuation in high-risk communities.
Meanwhile, PNP’s PNP Critical Incident Management Committee (CIMC) led by PNP Deputy Chief for Operations, PDDG Marcelo P. Garbo, Jr. convened to draw-up disaster response plans and mitigating actions. (PNP/RJB/JEG/PIA-NCR)
