CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -The Pampanga Police Provincial Office (PPO) and the provincial government here are now in the thick of preparations for the province’s hosting of an ASEAN Summit meeting set to be held at Clark Freeport Zone in November.
Pampanga Police Director Senior Superintendent Joel R. Consulta presented their security preparations and augmentations during the joint Provincial Peace and Order Council and Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council meet held at Kingsborough International Convention Center here.
Consulta said the police would provide area security coverage and other public safety services to “ensure safety and friendly atmosphere for all the delegates and leaders of the ASEAN Summit”.
He said that they would be assigning task groups for specified duties and areas that would be reporting from the main headquarters in Camp Crame.
Meanwhile, Governor Lilia Pineda, ordered the Pampanga PPO to clear all issues in relation to security and public safety, including the recent “tanim-droga” incident wherein some officers from Mabalacat Police District have been accused of planting methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu on six arrested suspects in Dau, Mabalacat last April 24.
“You must clear this issue or it might affect our image. Let us maintain peace and order or else, they might back out anytime,” the governor said.
She also asked the Pampanga PPO to station as early as this month in Clark to check on the ongoing constructions being done in preparation of the regional summit. (Joel Mapiles/PNA)