NCRPO steps up R-PSB program to fight crime, terror
THE National Capital Region Police Office headed by Major General Edgar Alan O. Okubo has stepped-up the implementation of its Revitalized-Pulis Sa Barangay or R-PSB program in Metro Manila as part of its continuing effort to win back the trust and confidence of the public and win its fight versus terror and criminality.
The NCRPO director last March launched their R-PSB project which aimed to bring real government service much closer to the Metro Manila community, specifically the so-called ‘crime-prone areas.’
Through the program, members of the five Metro Manila police districts and the NCRPO bring their presence in the streets round-the-clock and engage the cooperation and support of the citizenry in fighting criminality and terrorism.
Maj. Gen. Okubo said they are helping local government units, specifically barangay authorities, in delivering honest-to-goodness police service to the community as part of the program of Philippine National Police chief General Benjamin C. Acorda Jr. to ensure a much safer place to live, work and do business to further help the growth of the economy.
The NCRPO tapped the help of barangay officials in monitoring the peace and order situation in their respective areas.
At present, R-PSB teams from the Northern, Southern, Eastern, Quezon City and Manila Police Districts are busy engaging the public and are seeing to it that their immediate concerns specifically when it comes to peace and order will be immediately and fully addressed.
Maj. Gen. Okubo has asked his men to pursue other ‘out-of-the-box’ policing systems in which they can solve various issues together with different stakeholders.
Among the most common problems being received by the R-PSB teams involve violation of local ordinances such as those pertaining to drinking in public, curfew violations, street fights and other forms of petty crimes.
Initially, there were 240 participants from the five NCRPO districts and its Regional Mobile Force who were trained to be R-PSB officers in order to make them a vital cog in helping local government units bring real government service to the people, specifically the ‘poorest of the poor.’
