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PNP ‘simul’ set in Davao

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DAVAO CITY”•The Philippine National Police will conduct its first simulation exercise in different areas of this city in the second week of February to assess the capabilities of local agencies in times of disaster and terrorist attacks.

PNP Director General for Operation Camilo Pancratius P. Cascolan said that during the simulation, the police will play the role of city officials to let them know what they must do in times of danger.

“We will be role-playing the different local government unit members and even us, the Regional Director of the PNP here and those who will be involved. This will serve as a coordination exercise that will be done by the AFP [Armed Forces of the Philippines] and the PNP,” Cascolan said.

The police will conduct counter-insurgency exercises and law enforcement operation exercises in the heart of Davao City, he added.

“This is for everybody to know what to do in case of any kind of crisis,” said Cascolan.

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The simultaneous exercises will challenge the security measures not only of the PNP but also the vital installations to address the lapses and weaknesses of the agencies to be tested.

“The AFP and PNP that will be involved in the simulation activity will just perform their exercises. We will give them a lot of problems so that they will be able to solve it, but one thing here is that the members of the LGUs will be invited for them to see what they should do if they were in that situation,” Cascolan said.

The main reason of the simulation is to involve the entire community, the general added.

Cascolan also denied that the reason behind the sudden public simulation is the series of perceived failures of the PNP in Metro Manila.

“Thiis is not because of the ‘fall flat’ of our police officers. This activity was supposed to be done last year but we just assessed the cooperation of the community for the time being,” he said.

Apart from the AFP and PNP, the Central 911, Department of Health, Bureau of Fire Protection and other local agencies will participate in the activity.

Cascolan’s group will proceed to Metro Manila, Cebu and back to Mindanao to conduct the same activity.

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