BAGUIO CITY – The leadership of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) said that the media is the bridge of the law enforcers to their families.
BCPO City Director Police Col. Ruel Tagel said that the law enforcers are now working for at least 12 hours because of their mandate to ensure the overall safety and security of the public, thus, they have little time to spend for their families.
However, he claimed that through the reports from the media on the accomplishments of the police being read by their families and relatives, they often feel greater satisfaction that their family members who are part of the police force securing law and order in the city are doing good in discharging their duties and responsibilities.
The police official cited the case of a police officer, who was too tired in attending to his duties, and got a tight hug from his family members upon arrival in their residence because they read about the good work he had done in ensuring law and order within his area of jurisdiction.
Tagel also commended the law enforcers for realizing the importance of their services that is why they expressed their willingness to render extra hours of work to maintain law and order in the city.
According to him, the first thing he asked from the law enforcers after assuming his post as City Director is that if they are capable of working for only eight hours with the bulk of their job but they were the ones who answered that they could not, thus, their duty has been extended to 12 hours that lessens their valuable time with their families.
He lauded the members of the media for being the partners of the local police force in providing the public with timely information relative to the programs, projects and activities of the PNP for the information and education of the public.
Tagel assured the members of the media of a stronger collaboration, solid partnership and better cooperation so that the public will be provided with the needed information to guide them in preventing the commission or occurrence of crimes that will impact on the law and order situation in the city. By Dexter A. See