By MORTZ C. ORTIGOZA
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – The police Squad Patrol - 101
that reaped with success in Malasiqui town is being implemented here with
dedication by one of its creators.
Superintendent Rodolfo Castro said Patrol 101 is a concept
where the Philippine National Police can maximize police visibility.
“It is a concept as an answer to the shortage of manpower of
the police,” he stressed.
Patrol 101 is where a squad (four men) marching with
precision from one place to another.
Aside from each of the policemen armed with .45 caliber handgun, the
one at the rear dons an M-16 assault riffle.
The marching squad did not only deter lawbreakers but becomes a treat to the public who see a refreshing sight of policemen roving around the city.
The marching squad did not only deter lawbreakers but becomes a treat to the public who see a refreshing sight of policemen roving around the city.
Pangasinan Police Provincial Director Marlou C. Chan
said before that when this project was piloted at the murders prone- hired killers
lair 73 villages Malasiqui, it resulted to zero killing casualty rate.
He said
Regional Police Director Ricardo Marquez of Region-1 was impressed and even
told the attendees in a command conference in San Fernando City, La Union that
Patrol 101 will be adopted by the region and eventually by the national police
after it evaluated its effectiveness.
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| Policemen hone their marching skill. Patrol 101 is quite like this. |
A source in the police who asked anonymity told this paper
that Patrol 101 was a brainchild of Marquez, Chan, and Castro.
Castro cited that when the nuts and bolts of Patrol - 101 were presented to the
hierarchy of the regional police office they appreciated its practicality.
“During the meeting at the headquarter nandoon ang mga
police chiefs, mga police regional and deputy directors ng Cordillera (Region)
para ma critique iyon (Patrol 101). So practically minor lang iyong mga
critique”.
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| Superintendent Rod Castro, chief of police San Carlos City, Pangasinan |
In a document furnished to this paper by Castro, it states that a member of the squad in the Patrol 101 should have the following:
PNP prescribed patrol uniform, PNP marked vehicle, motorcycle with helmet for
Motorized Anti-Street Crime Operatives (MASCO), M-16 rifle or shotgun, hand
cuff, whistle, and night stick (batuta), handheld radio, cellular phone
preferably with camera, individual notebook, pen, photo/video equipment, etc,
reports (after patrol report, traffic accident report, check list, etc),
measuring devise, flashlight, tape recorder, police line, etc., dossiers,
contact numbers, flash alarm, missing person, list of loose firearms, address
of GFH, possible target search warrant, very important persons, etc.,
intelligence driven armed patrollers with information, area familiarization:
profile, political dynamics, area condition, habits, etc.
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| Police General Ricardo Marquez : One of the Brains behind Patrol 101 |
Castro, a rising star of the PNP and a member of Philippine
National Police class of 1997 according to a source, said aside from police visibility, Patrol 101 is
intelligence driven.
“Meaning iyong mga patrollers hindi lang naman sila nag pa-patrol
doon. Binibigyan natin sila ng information”.
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| Police Colonel Marlou Chan, Pangasinan Police Director, (right) poses with his former upperclassman at the Philippine Military Academy. Chan, Chief Supt. Marquez, and Supt.Castro were the brains behind Patrol 101. |
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