Cops urged to donate to earthquake victims

MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday encouraged all personnel, especially highranking officials, to give donations for earthquake victims in Mindanao.

“I’m encouraging everyone to donate some more for the earthquakes dun sa Mindanao particularly in Regions 10, 11 and 12,” Gamboa said in a press briefing in Camp Crame.

“As the OIC of the PNP, I would like to encourage everybody to put up or to give their contribution. Maybe we can start at PHP10 each and

I know kung magbigay tayo ng ganito (if we contribute), it would help a lot of our affected constituents. I’m sure you see their plight on TV news reports. They are having a hard time,” Gamboa said.

Gamboa, however, clarified that the donation of the PNP personnel would go to civilian victims and not to the policemen affected by the earthquake.

“The donations are only for the constituents. ‘Yung sa naapektuhan naming PNP personnel, kami na bahala (The PNP will take care of the assistance to our affected personnel),” he said.

Almost 100 PNP personnel were affected by the recent earthquakes that hit the regions of Northern Mindanao, Davao and Soccsksargen.

He said that the PNP is also checking police structures that were damaged due to the tremors.

“As a matter of fact, I required all the financial institutions to offer them puwede rin siguro yung (maybe the) zero interest loans especially for the repair of their houses and soft loans for them but the NHQ (National Headquarters) will be the one addressing that, yung mga biktimang mga pulis (for the affected cops),” Gamboa said.