Police station commanders in Davao City were told to achieve Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr.’s marching order of 3 minutes of response time to crime incidents.
Acorda urged on Friday regional commanders to replicate the Quezon City Police District’s (QCPD) Integrated Command Control Center (ICCC), which ensures a three-minute response time (3MRT) of police personnel to crime incidents.
“Before na directive ang standard sauna nga response time naa sa five minutes karon nibaba nahimong three minutes. Sa atong kapulisan atoa nang paningkamutan nga makuha nato ang three minutes. Diha man gud makita nga kailangan as soon as ma receive nato ang request for assistance, aksyunan gyud dayon. Gina-audit mi ana kung unsa ang among response time ug gina-monitor na sa national headquarters,” said Police Major Catherine dela Rey, spokesperson of Davao City Police Office (DCPO), over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Monday.
However, according to dela Rey there is an exception in remote areas like the hinterlands where there will be a time difference in responding to crimes.
“Kailangan pa mutabok ug pila ka sapa ug bukid naay dako na depresensya sa oras sa response pero kung diri sa downtown ug duol sa police station dili dapat mahimong rason nga wala maka respond immediately kay diri sa dakbayan sa Davao spread out na ang police stations. Paningkamutan sa mga station commanders na makuha ang three minutes response time,” she said.
Currently, there are 20 police stations in Davao City.
On May 5, 2023, DCPO received eight units of 4×2 Toyota Hilux with complete accessories, 372 units of 5.56mm basic assault rifle galil, 2,604 magazines, 78,120 rounds of ammunition, and worth P5.6 million EOD equipment from higher headquarters of the PNP.
The vehicles and other equipment are part of the PNP modernization program.
The vehicles and other equipment are expected to help improve DCPO in providing better service to the Dabawenyos.
“Kay gitagaan naman ug sakyanan dapat ma-improve ang response time sa mga pulis,” dela Rey said.
