The Philippine National Police (PNP) has directed all regional offices and stations to work closely with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education in securing campuses and major school activities.
“We encourage schools to coordinate with local police stations before conducting major off-campus activities so that proper security assessments, emergency response planning, traffic management, and coordination with rescue and medical services can be undertaken,” PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said in a news release on Sunday, June 28.
“Prevention begins with strong partnership and advance planning.”
Nartatez said the police force is intensifying collaboration with schools and local authorities to comply with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to secure students on and off campus
Marcos has called for a whole-of-society effort to protect Filipino students, ordering government agencies and schools to strengthen and strictly enforce safety protocols during classes and activities following recent deadly incidents and violence involving minors.
The DepEd has requested stricter safety protocols and increased police patrols following a school shooting in Tacloban City on June 22 that left three students dead.
Police forces nationwide are directed to include educational institutions in police visibility planning and implementation to ensure campus safety. (PNA)
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