PNP Bans use of Siren for VIP's Escort

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Source: Inquirer

By Abigail Kwok
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 18:01:00 06/30/2010

Filed Under: Police, Road Transport, Benigno Aquino III
MANILA, Philippines -- In compliance with President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's orders, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has banned the use of sirens for its vehicles escorting VIPs, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
Chief Superintendent Leonardo Espina said PNP Director General Jesus Verzosa gave the orders today, immediately after the orders Aquino made in his inaugural speech.
At the same time, Espina said the PNP will no longer be allowing its vehicles to counterflow when escorting VIPs.
"We will strictly abide by the orders of the president especially on patrol vehicles performing security escorts and protection tasks. We will not be using sirens," Espina said in a news
He said they will be coordinating with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) on the use of sirens for its patrol vehicles for anti-criminality operations.
Espina also said that the PNP will be strictly going against cops who extort money from the public.
"On anti-extortion and mulcting operations, the PNP will likewise revitalize its operations against mulcters and will immediately coordinate with other law enforcement agencies and uniformed services like the MMDA, the LTO, the LTFRB and the different municipal and city traffic enforcement groups for the full implementation of their respective anti-mulcting operations against their own erring members," Espina said.
The MMDA is the Metro Manila Development Authority while the LTFRB is the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board.
The public can contact the PNP, he said, through its hotlines text 2920 and call 117 to report its men who extort money from the public.