The PNP Foundation Inc. led by former Senator Panfilo ‘’Ping’ M. Lacson poses with top PNP officials headed by General Rommel Francisco D. Marbil after the turnover of more than O11 million worth of police and office equipment donated by the PNPFI to the national police force.
PNP Foundation donates over P11-M new equipment to PNP
THE Philippine National Police Foundation, Inc. (PNPFI) led by former Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson yesterday formally turned over various brand-new office and police equipment worth over P11 million to PNP chief, General Rommel Francisco D. Marbil.
For the First Quarter of Calendar Year 2024-2025, the PNPFI donated equipment worth nearly P6 million which includes 135 units of desktop computers, 45 units of printers with scanners, 28 units of public address systems, 24 units of projectors, 4 CCTV systems, 79 units of mountain bikes and volleyball shoes and other gears.
For the Second Quarter of Calendar Year 2024-2025, the foundation donated P5.052 million worth of equipment including 66 desktop computers, 30 units of printers with scanner, 15 PA systems, 13 projectors, 5 CCTV systems, 47 mountain bikes and 45 bullet-proof vests which went to the PNP Anti-Kidnapping Group.
Gen. Marbil thanked the PNPFI for their latest effort to help the police force which used to be headed by Lacson from 1999 to 2001.
In his speech, Lacson reminisced the good old days when he led the national police force.
“How time flies. Twenty-five years ago, on Nov. 28, 1999, barely 12 days after my appointment as the eighth Chief of the PNP, I was at the forefront of this organization’s two-pronged battle: one directed against criminal gangs and syndicates – robbers, kidnappers, drug lords and the like; and with equal intensity and vigor, I was also training our guns on what I had labeled then as the ICUs within our ranks: the Inept, Corrupt and Undisciplined policemen, especially focusing on the so-called kotong cops, or mulcting policemen on the streets preying on hapless motorists, public utility vehicles and vegetable dealers who had to shell out portions of their daily earnings as part of their daily ordeal,” he said.
“I believed then as I still believe now, that for an organization to properly do its job and accomplish its goals, there is no better way than to lead its members with AID, meaning Aptitude, Integrity, Discipline. Yan po ang antidote,” he added.
“As we the members of the Board of Trustees look at each other during our board meetings and other related activities, we cannot help but notice that nobody among us is getting any younger, which is actually an euphemism for getting old,” he explained.
“And this is one of the reasons why we are currently looking for equally enthused individuals to carry the torch of the PNPFI and move on to the next 25 years. I assure those who may be interested that it is very fulfilling and self-gratifying to experience the task that we are currently performing,” Lacson said.
