Mayor
Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has underscored the urgent need for fusion of
operations by the police, military and other law enforcement units in a bid to
ensure safety and security in this city both on land and on sea.
Salazar
emphasized this as part of her thrust on peace and security which is the
priority of her administration.
“We
should not only take care of the land assets but also the territorial waters of
the city and I will also be reviewing the profile of our environment,” Salazar
said.
She
concentrated her first week in City Hall in reviewing this city’s security plan
and undertaking steps to help minimize if not eradicate shooting incidences.
She
disclosed that proper coordination is being done not only with the police
through Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) director Chief Supt. Juanito Vaño and
Zamboanga City police officer-in-charge Senior Supt. Jose Chiquito Malayo but
also with the military such as the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), Task
Force Zamboanga, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), Philippine Coast
Guard (PCG) and other law enforcement units.
“We
want to ensure that there is efficient and capable police visibility and that
sea and air assets are maintained,” she emphasized.
She
added that every agency and sector should work together and share in the effort
to maintain peace and security in this city.
Meanwhile,
Salazar on Monday morning revealed that police beat patrols are now fully
mobilized and the authorities have made some breakthroughs in operations made
over the weekend.
On
Friday night, authorities apprehended a politician from the neighboring
province for violations of traffic rules and the firearms ban and on weekend a
buy bust operation was also conducted in Barangay Sinunuc.
“We
need to send the strong message that the City of Zamboanga
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