SULU (Mindanao Examiner / Aug. 6, 2014) – Sulu Governor Totoh Tan has formally turned-over a newly-built police outpost funded by the provincial government in support to the local police force, provincial engineer Abdurasad Baih said.
He said Gov. Tan also led government officials in the groundbreaking of a building project for the Office of the Provincial Prosecutor. Both projects are in the capital town of Jolo.
Baih said the twin ceremonies were also attended by Vice Gov. Sakur Tan, Jolo Mayor Hussin Amin and Vice Mayor Edsir Tan; provincial police chief Abraham Orbita, Prosecutor Annie Marie Ledesma, and other town and provincial government officials.
The total amount of the two projects is worth over P5 million, he said. “We have finished many infra projects in the province and there are also more and all these will benefit the people because this is a priority program of Governor Totoh Tan,” Baih told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
Traders praised provincial officials for the new outpost, saying, police visibility will add more confidence to businessmen and deter lawless elements. “This is a good development because traders like us, are now more confident in our business and police visibility is important not only to us, but to the safety of the public against lawless groups,” a local trader, Hajji Abubakar, said.
The new police outpost is located in Jolo’s main business district where the Grand Tulay Mosque is also situated. Prosecutor Ledesma also thanked Gov. Tan for the construction of a new building in Jolo which will be used by the judiciary. (Franzie Sali)
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