The Philippine National Police on Monday activated its
newly-organized National Operational Support Unit (NOSU), the Explosive
Ordnance Disposal and Canine Group (EOD/K9 Group).
Under Resolution No. 2016-277, National Police Commission
(NAPOLCOM) approved the creation of EOD/K9 Group as the primarily responsible
for the management, deployment, utilization and development of EOD and Canine
units of the PNP.
Sr. Supt Regimio B Gregorio, head of PNP-EOD/K9 Group said
that will be getting more officers and men, firepower, mobility and equipment
needed in conducting anti-explosive and bomb disposal operations.
He said that the EOD/K9 group is mandated to conduct safe
disposal of all bombs and neutralization of hazards from chemical, nuclear, and
improvised explosive devices (IED) that create threat to public safety,
installation and utilities as well as to police operations and personnel. Also,
it is task to conduct of post –blast and crime scene investigations.
EOD/K9 Group is also responsible for effective and
standardized utilization and development of all Canine Units/Teams of the PNP
as well as the procurement, inventory, breeding, training, deployment,
distribution and management of all canines/working dogs of the PNP.
According to PNP Chief PDG Ricardo C Marquez, “the
activation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Canine Group will bring forth
more positive results in our campaign towards durable peace and order and solve
problems involving explosive ordnance”.
Meanwhile, with the activation of EOD/K9 Group the
Philippine Bomb Data Center (PBDC) shall continue to exist under the
Directorate for Intelligence and mandated to provide technical intelligence
reports to the EOD/K9 Group, other PNP units and law enforcement agencies,
establish and maintain target list of suspected local and foreign terrorist,
and gather and maintain data of all bomb related incidents.
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