THE ZAMBOANGA CITY Police Office has been honored and received accolades – the first time in the past decades – from the local government of Zamboanga for its “dedication, hard work and perseverance.”
Mayor Beng Climaco led government officials and civil employees in feting the Zamboanga City Police Office and for winning the coveted award as “Best City Police Office” by the Philippine National Police.
Climaco rolled out the red carpet for the members of the Zamboanga City Police Office headed by Colonel Thomas Joseph Martir and 11 station commanders in a well-praised public ceremony in front of the City Hall as a gesture of the local government’s appreciation to the dedicated service of the police.
The Zamboanga City Police Office was named “Best City Police Office” during the celebration of the 118th Police Service Anniversary at Camp Crame in Quezon City.
“On behalf of the people of Zamboanga, I thanked the police force for their efforts in keeping the City safe in collaboration with other security forces. Their hard work resulted to zero bombing and zero kidnapping for more than 3 years now,” Climaco said.
After the ceremony, Climaco invited Martir and other police officials to a breakfast at City Hall and handed them cash incentives as a show of appreciation for their efforts.
Climaco said the City Government has allocated some P1.2 billion for the security sector over the last 5 years in line with the local government’s priority thrust on Security, Health and Education (S.H.E.) program.
It was only during the administration of Climaco that the Zamboanga City Police Office received so much vehicles and other equipment and financial support from the local government.
Climaco also provided dozens of brand new vehicles and garbage trucks to the different barangays. She said her administration continues to introduce various reforms and pro-poor programs aimed at further improving the lives of the people here and bring more progress and development to Zamboanga.
For the past 6 years of her administration, the City Government had spent about P2.272 billion for the education sector, and P661 million for health, P1.427 billion for security, P585 million for social services and P3.55 billion for barangay development programs.
Climaco said the S.H.E. program will remain her top priority to ensure public order and safety as she vowed to make Zamboanga one of the most progressive and peaceful cities in the South.
Martir praised and thanked Climaco for her strong support to the police force and vowed to continue working hard – just like the mayor – to keep Zamboanga and its residents safe and secure.
The Police Regional Office 9 in Zamboanga City also won the “Best Regional Mobile Force Battalion” and Captain Allan Benedict Rosete as “Best Junior Police Commissioned Officer for Operation.” (Zamboanga Post)
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