San Jose police station is West Visayas' most citizen-friendly
San Jose, Antique -- Psinsp Gilbert T Gorero and the men and women of the San Jose Municipal Police Station was recently awarded as the Most Citizen-Friendly Municipal Police Station for 2007 in the whole of Western Visayas last September 7, 2007 at Iloilo City during the Culminating Program of the Crime Prevention Week celebration.
Psi Gorero personally received the award from Napolcom 6 Regional Dir. Honey Paredes after besting other police stations for the coveted award.
It can be recalled that San Jose Police Station placed second during the same search last year and just recently, on July 2007, during the 13th Police Community Relations Month celebration, was adjudged as the nations Best PCR Station of 2007 (Municipal Police Station category) with no less than the Chief of the Philippine National Police Pdirgen Oscar C Calderon presenting the said citation.
San Jose MPS bested other aspirants thru their citizen-friendly activities that include Oplan Pag Ulikid Sa Mal-Am, caring for the elderly being taken cared of at the Home for the Aged at Binirayan Hills and their adoptionand implementation of LGU San Jose's Sanag KKK (San Jose Gapanguna sa Katahum, Kalimpyo kag Katawhay) which emphasizes on clean and green activities as well as care and protection of the environment.
"These activities earned them the title. Both activities are noble undertakings promoting Love, Respect and Care for the elderly and the environment apart from the usual anti-crime programs of the police, undertakings that should be replicated and emulated by other law enforcement units and personnel, directly improving Police-Community Relations", stressed Psinsp Virginia E Eslomot, PCR/PIO Officer. (PNP/PIA)