PNP secures APEC Leaders’ 2015 Summit he Philippine National Police (PNP) stepped up preparations and security measures in time for the Asia-Pacifc Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City on November 18 and 19, 2015. Approximately 30,000 combined personnel of Tthe PNP, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Bureau of Fire Protection, medical teams and other concerned agencies have been mobilized to ensure security and order during the important event. PNP Chief, PDG Ricardo C. Marquez, the lives of the delegates to the detriment of national and local agencies/units/stakeholders creation of the Task Force “Economic Leader” designated as over-all head of the National Joint national interest. to ensure effcient and effective emergency (TF EL) headed by the Group Commander, Task Force (NJTF), made sure that preparations The APEC-NOC’s task is to oversee response and counteractions mechanism, Presidential Security Group (GC, PSG), to were right on target, personally overseeing and direct the overall security preparations, thereby creating one strong unifed command to synchronize efforts for the safety and security the conduct of the contingency planning and peace and order, emergency preparedness and support the national government in its objective of all Economic Leaders and their respective coordination meetings, and dry-runs of security response, and undertake administrative and to successfully host the APEC 2015; and spouses. operations. operational activities to ensure the successful • Convening of the APEC Crisis Management The ASTF was supported by the three After Administrative Order No. 36 creating conduct/hosting of the AELM, which revolves Committee (APEC CMC) at the APEC National (3) main operating Joint Task Groups (JTGs) the Asia-Pacifc Economic Cooperation- among others, around the following: Organizing Council (NOC) level upon the namely: JTG for Security, JTG for Emergency National Organizing Committee (APEC-NOC) • Inter-agency coordination must be recommendation of the CSPOEP in case of Preparedness and JTG for Peace and Order to which prescribed its authority and functions strengthened to foster inter-operability considerable crisis involving law enforcement delineate, synchronize and effectively manage for the Philippine hosting of the 2015 APEC with other APEC committees, LGUs, other and security concerns. A Critical Incident the assigned tasks of the Committee. The JTG Meetings, the Committee on Security, Peace and concerned government agencies, NGOs, private Reaction Force (CIRF) shall be organized under for Peace and Order consisted of the following Order and Emergency Preparedness (CSPOEP) organizations, and volunteer groups; the command and control of the Commander, TGs: approved the Committee Security for the APEC • International cooperation which must APEC Security Task Force 2015 (ASTF 2015), • TG Community Relations Page 9 Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) Plan (CSA be undertaken to ensure synchronized and ready to move on orders. – Shall be responsible for Plan) which sets forth the strategic concepts coordinative applications of Committee tasking To accomplish these objectives, guidelines and operational guidelines to ensure the safety concerning international/local delegates through were prescribed which included, among others, and security of APEC economic leaders and diplomatic channels; creating an APEC Security Task Force 2015 ministers and their spouses, delegates and staff • Timely and strategically deploy committed (ASTF 2015) whose commander shall be to ensure success of Manila’s hosting of the assets and personnel from the ground, the air recommended by the CSPOEP Co-Chairmen Bataan PPO launches Multi- APEC Leaders’ Summit. and the sea, providing well-planned security to the SILG and SND for the approval of the Sectoral/All Government Approach The CSA Plan applies to all member and safety measures to all delegates including Executive Secretary. The recommended senior in the fght against illegal drugs agencies and units of the Committee in the their respective families in all APEC meetings offcer shall be an active member of the PNP/ Page 5 three (3) phases of security operations for the in the country; AFP whose tour of duty transcends the APEC 2015 APEC Hosting. Various international and • Pooling into one unifed command, during Meeting dates. He shall provide strategic local threat groups may take advantage of the the implementation of AELM meeting, the control and supervision of all committee tasks, situation to undertake their nefarious schemes committed water assets of the PCG, PN, the to be assisted by two deputies, one coming from that would disrupt the activities and endanger PNP-MG, the AFP-JSOG, including other the PNP and one coming from the AFP; and the PNP receives Php57-million worth of medical equipment he Philippine National Police has of the health services offered by the PNPGH. received Php57-million worth of Also, additional donations consisting of Tmedical and diagnostic equipment 10 Blood Chemistry Analyzers are expected to donated by the World Medical Relief, Inc. arrive on November 5, 2015. (WMRI) recently, to provide additional “We are very grateful to the WMRI for its assistance to the PNP General Hospital continuous support to the PNP, especially on (PNPGH) in order to improve the quality of our medical and health needs. The donation is health services to active policemen and their indeed a great help to the PNPGH in providing dependents. the best health care for our personnel and their The said equipment were given by Dr. dependents”, PDG Marquez said. David Lee Zarate, the frst “Ambassador of Equipment and medical supplies were Health” of the World Medical Relief, Inc. already distributed to the different wards and (WMRI), and received by PNP Chief, PDG sections of the PNPGH which are essential Ricardo C. Marquez and PDir. Wilfredo D. to the needs of the patients, while some were Franco, the Director of the Directorate for delivered to the Regional Health Service 11. Police Community Relations and Chairman of The WMRI is a non-government the Technical Working Group on donations. organization (NGO) based in the United WMRI donated three container vans of States. It is the fourth largest NGO in the medical supplies and equipment amounting to world established in 1953 which provides $1,259,580.00 or Php56,681,100.00 to enhance humanitarian work to more than 100 countries, and keep up in the advancement of technology including the Philippines. (PNP-PIO) WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE WHAT’S INSIDE PROCOR nets firearms, 20 Wanted Php2M worth of suspected shabu 25 illegal drug users, pushers Looter of Php29M cash, Illegal recruitment victims Persons in Lambat-Sibat’s “One seized, 18 arrested in “OTBT” arrested in EPD’s simultaneous Time-Big Time” operation bagged in police operation intercepted in Butuan City drug raid Page 2 Page 3 Page 5 Page 8 Page 9 POLICE DIGEST 2 NEWS RAID-MPD DAID- PRO 3 launches paperless PRO 2 nabs drug SOTG discovers drug communication system pusher in Batanes Camp Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao den in Sampaloc, City – Police Regional Offce 2 (PRO 2), in its intensifed implementation of the Oplan Lambat arrests 15 persons Sibat, arrested a drug pusher in Basco, Batanes by virtue of a search warrant. The suspect was known to be Rodolfo Acting Regional Director, Police Chief Gabas aka “Rudy,” single, 41 years old and self- Superintendent Joel D. Pagdilao commended the employed, who is known to reside in different relentless effort of the Regional Anti-Illegal Drugs places in Basco, Batanes - in Abad Street, (RAID) and the Manila Police District (MPD) Kayvaluganan; Sitio Parey in San Joaquin; and District Anti-Illegal Drugs- Special Operations Sitio Tuva, San Joaquin of said municipality. Task Group (DAID-SOTG) after a successful PRO 2 Acting Regional Director, Ranier Q. operation that resulted to the arrest of 15 suspects Idio said that on October 4, 2015, the four sachets for violation of RA 9165 (The Comprehensive confscated from the suspect in Sito Parey and Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002). two sachets confscated in Sitio Tuva containing Elements of the RAID and MPD DAID crystalline substance were brought to the Crime SOTG led by Police Inspector Johnny Garcia Laboratory Offce in Camp Crame, Quezon and Police Chief Inspector Francisco Vargas City for laboratory examination and found conducted buy-bust operations on October 2, positive for the presence of Methamphetamine 2015 at #1427 Algeciras Street, Barangay 483 in Hydrochloride weighing 20.74 grams. Zone 48, Sampaloc, Manila that resulted to the Cases for violation of Section 11, Art II of arrest of Michael Obispado y Cuevas, 36 years RA 9165 under Search Warrant Number 072015 old, married, electrician, a native of Manila and a Camp Olivas, City of San Fernando, cost of paper consumption. docketed under II-12-INQ-9J-35, violation resident of #1427 Algericas. Recovered from the Pampanga – As part of his advocacy All communications coming from the of Sections 11 & 12, Art II of RA 9165 under suspect is one sealed transparent plastic sachet campaign for better delivery of police services different provincial/city police offces, Search Warrant Number 08-2015 docketed suspected to be shabu and the Php1,800 buy- and quicker solution to crime incidents, Acting down to the police stations, such as spot under II-12-INQ-9J-37 & II-12-INQ-9J-38; bust money. Recovered from his possession are Police Regional Offce 3 (PRO 3) Regional reports, offce memoranda and other similar and violation of Section 12, Art II of RA 9165 30 pieces of sealed transparent plastic sachets of Director, Police Chief Superintendent Rudy G. communications, which are sent via facsimile, under Search Warrant Number 09-2015 docketed suspected shabu. Lacadin formally launched PRO3’s paperless will be funneled directly to the offcial website under II-12-INQ-9J-36 against the suspect, were His arrest led to the discovery of a drug den communication system.