The Philippine National Police (PNP) formally received 32
explosive and ordnance disposal (EOD) equipment and six vehicles from the
United States Department of State Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program Monday
morning.
The turnover was held at PNP headquarters in Camp Crame , Quezon City
The 32 EOD equipment consists of nine post-blast
investigation kits, 20 explosives incident counter-measures kits, three MK-3
EIC robots, and six vehicles, particularly Ford Ranger pick-up trucks.
The turnover activity was presided by Bureau of Diplomatic
Security, Office of Anti-Terrorism Assistance (DS/ATA) head Thomas McDonough,
Regional Security Officer of US Embassy, and PNP head Director General Ricardo
C. Marquez.
Since 1986, DS/ATA has provided training and equipment to
the Government of the Republic of the Philippines
in particular to the country’s police force to develop its capacity to prevent,
interdict, counter and investigate terrorist activity, particularly in restive
regions of Mindanao and in the Metro Manila
area.
In early 2007, DS/ATA started assisting the PNP by
establishing an EOD and K-9 facility for the National Capital Region Police
Office.
Built with funding from the DS/ATA Program, the said
facilities include a kennel, veterinary clinic and billets for an EOD “K-9
unit”, six bomb detector dogs and PNP K-9 handlers specially trained to detect
explosives devices.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=824832
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