Barangay folk build police community precinct in Pangasinan

• Source: http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?nid=2&rid=828914
• Saturday, November 21, 2015

(PNA), CTB/LVM/HILDA AUSTRIA/RMA

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan (PNA)—An Php 800,000 worth police community precinct with a floor area of 150 square meters located in a 300-square meter lot in barangay Gatang here was built purely from donations of barangay folks.

Supt. Armando Muena, chief of Malasiqui police station, said the structure is now 95 percent finished and will soon be inaugurated next month.

Construction of the police community precint was done through the bayanihan way with barangay officials and police trainees providing labor for free.

Muena said the funds used for the purchase of materials all came from the donations of the residents of barangay Gatang, Don Pedro, Lepa, San Julian, Warey, Bakitin, Umando, Palong, Nalsian Norte, Nalsian Sur, Tomling, Goliman, Olea and Waing, with the assistance of the municipality of Malasiqui and members of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB).

“We practiced ‘bayanihan’ as the laborers were the barangay officials and our trainees, their services were given free and we only gave them free lunch and snacks, and that’s it”, said Muena.

He added the lot where the police precinct was built was donated by residents Luis Cabatbat and Ambing Junio. Most of the residents of the village are farmers.

Muena said the need for a community precinct in the area became urgent due to frequent incidents of robbery-holdup and cattle rustling in the area, aside from the fact that the village used as a usual escape route of riding-in-tandem criminals.

“This area is a way going to Alcala, Bayambang and other neighboring towns and despite being a far-flung barangay we still don’t have a police precinct”, said Muena.

He said since then, the police coordinated with the barangay officials with the assistance of Mayor Armando Domantay Sr., a fundraising drive was started and eventually the construction.

At least six policemen were assigned in the police precinct.

“We have enough number of policemen since we got additional nine policemen last month”, said Muena. Furthermore, a request letter asking the SB to appropriate the amounts to pay for the electricity installation and monthly payment for electric consumption when the precinct becomes operational will be tackled by the body in its session on November 24. (PNA) CTB/LVM/HILDA AUSTRIA/RMA

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&nid=2&rid=828914 Barangay folk build police community precinct in Pangasinan

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan Nov. 19 (PNA)—An Php 800,000 worth police community precinct with a floor area of 150 square meters located in a 300-square meter lot in barangay Gatang here was built purely from donations of barangay folks.

Supt. Armando Muena, chief of Malasiqui police station, said the structure is now 95 percent finished and will soon be inaugurated next month.

Construction of the police community precint was done through the bayanihan way with barangay officials and police trainees providing labor for free.

Muena said the funds used for the purchase of materials all came from the donations of the residents of barangay Gatang, Don Pedro, Lepa, San Julian, Warey, Bakitin, Umando, Palong, Nalsian Norte, Nalsian Sur, Tomling, Goliman, Olea and Waing, with the assistance of the municipality of Malasiqui and members of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB).

“We practiced ‘bayanihan’ as the laborers were the barangay officials and our trainees, their services were given free and we only gave them free lunch and snacks, and that’s it”, said Muena.

He added the lot where the police precinct was built was donated by residents Luis Cabatbat and Ambing Junio. Most of the residents of the village are farmers.

Muena said the need for a community precinct in the area became urgent due to frequent incidents of robbery-holdup and cattle rustling in the area, aside from the fact that the village used as a usual escape route of riding-in-tandem criminals.

“This area is a way going to Alcala, Bayambang and other neighboring towns and despite being a far-flung barangay we still don’t have a police precinct”, said Muena.

He said since then, the police coordinated with the barangay officials with the assistance of Mayor Armando Domantay Sr., a fundraising drive was started and eventually the construction.

At least six policemen were assigned in the police precinct.

“We have enough number of policemen since we got additional nine policemen last month”, said Muena. Furthermore, a request letter asking the SB to appropriate the amounts to pay for the electricity installation and monthly payment for electric consumption when the precinct becomes operational will be tackled by the body in its session on November 24.