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*Source:http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2015/12/31/dilg-turns-over-42-mahindra-vehicles-449527
*Thursday, December 31, 2015 
:By Bong Garcia

THE Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has turned over 42 “Mahindra” vehicles worth PhP37.5 million to Zamboanga Peninsula's two provinces boosting the police capability of the two areas.

DILG Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento turned over the new vehicles during his visit on Wednesday at Camp Romeo Abendan, which houses the Zamboanga Peninsula Police Regional Office (PRO) headquarters.

The recipients of the two vehicles are the Zamboanga Sibugay Police Provincial Office (ZSPPO) that covers 16 towns and the Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office (ZDSPPO) that has jurisdiction over one city and 26 municipalities.

The ZSPPO and ZDSPPO are among the provincial police offices that are under the PRO Zamboanga Peninsula headed by Chief Superintendent Miguel Antonio, Jr.

Sarmiento said the distribution of the new vehicles is one way of expressing gratitude to the town mayors in the two provinces for their support to the police.

Each of the 16 towns in Zamboanga Sibugay and 26 municipalities in Zamboanga del Sur received a new unit of the “Mahindra” vehicles.

Before the turnover, a video presentation was held that showed the features and capabilities of the new vehicles.

The new vehicle is a 12-seater four-by-two patrol jeeps with convertible back-to-back and front-facing seats; fitted with siren, lights and public address system, low cost maintenance, and a 2.5-liter turbocharged diesel engines.

The vehicles will be used to further enhance the operations of the police against criminalities to include the conduct of “Oplan Lambat Sibat.”

Sarmiento said the 42 units given to Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay through PRO Zamboanga Peninsula are part of the 1,470 patrol vehicles distributed to the police fields units nationwide aimed to enhance the mobility and anti-criminality operations.

Of the total, 1,390 units were already distributed to the different field units of the police.