Task Force Davao has conducted series of anti-terrorism seminars for vendors, business owners, drivers, and mall workers to inculcate the “culture of security,” an official said.
Colonel Consolito Yecla, commander of Task Force Davao, said that almost 400 Roxas Night Market vendors attended the seminar recently in preparation for the declaration of the area as a maximum security zone.
A bomb ripped Roxas Night Market on Sept. 2, 2016, killing 15 people and injuring 69 others.
The same seminar was also separately given to business owners, public utility vehicle drivers, and mall workers, Yecla said.
“They were given a checklist by TFD on how to secure themselves and the market, through the practice of the culture of security,” he said.
The culture of security is part of the anti-terrorism drive of the government. Lessons also emphasize the importance of sharing or reporting of information and maintaining cleanliness and orderliness for the area’s security.
“It is easy to identify potential threat such as unattended baggage if the area is clean and orderly,” Yecla said.
Roxas Avenue is being eyed as the second maximum security zone in the city because it is where people converge and several events are also held, he said.
The first declared maximum security zone is the San Pedro Square which is also the site of major events such as the Araw ng Dabaw, Kadayawan Festival, and Pasko Fiesta.
Yecla explained that the maximum-security zone is an area to which access is controlled through an entry point and limited to authorized, appropriately screened personnel and authorized and properly escorted visitors, and monitored 24 hours a day and seven days a week by peace-keeping forces. This means stricter measures are implemented.
https://mindanao.politics.com.ph/task-force-davao-holds-anti-terrorism-seminars-1/
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