Dabawenyos urged to support culture of security exercise

From the Philippine Information Agency (Oct 13, 2020): Dabawenyos urged to support culture of security exercise (By Joey Dalumpines)

DAVAO City Oct. 9 (PIA) - Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio urged the city residents to support the culture of security exercise next week to be spearheaded by the Task Force Davao, the Davao City Police Office and the Public Safety Command Center.

She said it is an exercise which is an innovation by the Task Force Davao with the city being a target of terrorists.

Duterte-Carpio revealed people will be given tips on how the perpetrators look like and urged to report them to the authorities.

She said the exercise needs the support and cooperation of the people to apprehend the terrorists. “Community support is needed due to the limited number of the member of the security sector. We expect 800,000 reliable eyes to cooperate,” Duterte-Carpio said.

Army Colonel Consolito Yecla, commander of the Task Force Davao bared that the Sangguniang Panglungsod building and the City Hall are ready for the conduct of the pilot testing of the culture security that will be done next week.

He said the result of the simulation exercise will be discussed with the security officers in every area in determining the gaps in the security implementation.

Yecla urged the public to relay only information that is authenticated and must be reliable.

“Only the verified information must be relayed to the public. When you send information, it must be a complete information. Creating panic is tantamount to bomb joke and is subject to criminal liability,” he said.

Yecla stressed people must not change the intent of the security exercise.

He said an information must come from the official source on the security exercise. Yecla said restaurants, hotels, malls, and churches have been informed of the forthcoming activity.

“We have coordinated with 166 establishments already, informing them of the forthcoming exercise,” Yecla said.

He said 25 actors will be activated next week in vital installations to participate in the community security exercise.

Yecla said this is the only means to maximize the support of the community as far as security is concerned.

He said the culture of security exercise determines the commitment of the public in helping the security sector solve peace and order issues. (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)
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