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FBI Special Agency Daric Manser (right) with Supt. Willian Senoron, PBDC acting chief, his deputy, Supt. Fernando Jose Bonita, and Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr. at the opening of Post-Blast Investigation at Panaad Park in Bacolod City.* (GPB photo)
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation is extending help to the police in Negros Occidental, in bombing post-blast investigation to enhance the investigative capability of police officers.
FBI Special Agent Daric Manser, who had investigated the Boston marathon bombing in the United States in 2013, yesterday shared his expertise and skills in post-blast investigation to 47 police officers in Negros Occidental. The five-day training was sponsored by the provincial government.
Manser is a Special Agent Bomb Technician of the FBI, who used to be stationed at Los Angeles, California.
The five-day training initiated by the Philippine Bomb Data Center of the PNP aims to provide Negrense policemen with basic knowledge in post-blast investigation, because of numerous bombing incidents in the country.
Police Supt. William Senoron, PBDC acting chief, said yesterday the course will enable them to identify the kinds, components and signatures of explosives after bomb explosions.
Post blast investigation is not an ordinary kind of investigation, as in homicide, murder or theft, because evidences arer almost totally destroyed. “We are teaching our police officers how to reconstruct pieces of evidence recovered at the crime scene,” Senoron said.
Two incidents of bombing allegedly perpetrated by the New People’s Army were recorded in Negros Occidental in 2006 while the Silay-Bacolod airport was being constructed, and the other, the blasting of sugarcane transloading stations in Escalante City, in previous months.
Senoron said the post-blast investigation is considered an expensive training, and he expressed his appreciation to Gov. Alfredo Maranon Jr. for funding it.
Marañon, who spoke at the opening ceremony of pos-blast investigation held at the Pana-ad Stadium in Bacolod City, said the training is relevant and very important for police officers in these modern times, as bombing are being conducted in remote-controlled operations.
He vowed to continue supporting the police in Negros Occidental, as stable peace and order attracts more investors to invest in the province. If just one bomb explodes, it will scare prospective investors, Marañon added.
He also noted that many investors are coming into the province because of that stable peace and order.
The provincial government of Negros Occidental has allocated P2 million for the equipment and firearms for the newly-formed SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) unit of the Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office.
Senior Supt. Milko Lirazan, provincial police director of Negros Occidental, said NOPPO is very fortunate to be a recipient of the training, as it will further strengthen the capability of local police investigators in post-blast investigations.
Lirazan encouraged the police officers to learn as much as possible from the training, while other local government units cannot afford it, due to lack of funds.
The PBDC of the PNP serves as a coordinating body to provide technical assistance, operational support, enhancement of training and strategic information on all unlawful use of explosives both domestic and international incidents.
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