‘Best City Police Office’ award goes to Zamboanga

THE ZAMBOANGA City Police Office (ZCPO) has been awarded the “Best City Police Office” in Western Mindanao region.

Mayor Beng Climaco lauded the members of the ZCPO led by Colonel Rexmel Reyes and praised them again for their dedication and hard work, especially at this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, for keeping Zamboanga and its residents safe from harm. 

Brigadier General Genaro Ylagan awarded the ZCPO during the culmination ceremony of the 26th Police Community Relations Month in July at Camp Colonel Romeo Abendan in Barangay Mercedes. Reyes received the prestigious award. 

The ceremony was also attended by lawyer Alexis De Lima, the Officer-in-Charge of the local office of the National Police Commission. 

Reyes said the award was the result of strengthened community participation and support, and stronger partnerships in peacekeeping and public safety programs of the police. 

He also thanked Climaco and the public for supporting the peace keeping efforts of the local police force, and also cited similar support of other government agencies; and praised policemen for their unselfish dedication in carrying out their duties.

The mayor recently cited the police force and thanked National Police Chief General Guillermo Eleazar - who was in Zamboanga City last month - for their exemplary performance in maintaining peace and order here.

As a response to the mayor’s praises, Eleazar also thanked the Climaco administration for its full support to the police – from logistics to infrastructure projects, and equipment, including weapons and ammunition, safety gears and allowances among others that greatly helped the police force in achieving its mission. 

Just this month, Climaco commanded the police for confiscating some P11.2 million worth of smuggled cigarettes being transported separately by two motorboats with 12 crew members off Barangay Tumalutap.

The confiscation of the contraband was the result of intensified anti-smuggling operations launched by the 2nd City Mobile Force Company in coordination with the Bureau of Customs’ Intelligence and Investigation Service and Enforcement and Security Service, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency. (Zamboanga Post)