BACOLOD City – Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (NOCPPO) director, Colonel Romeo Baleros, encouraged members of the provincial police force to donate a portion of their rice allowance for the victims of the recent eruption of Taal Volcano.
Baleros, a native of Taal town in Batangas, said the rice allowance is a privilege given to members of the uniformed service. The said allowance worth around P650 or equivalent to 20 kilos of rice is given monthly to police personnel.
The NOCPPO director also clarified that his encouragement is not mandatory, but more of appeal for police officers to be compassionate to the victims.
Fifty percent of the allowance or P325 will be collected from 1,971 NOCPPO personnel by the finance section.
The gathered donations will then be handed over to barangay officials of selected affected barangays in the town of Taal.
Aside from the Taal volcano, Baleros also told the police officers assigned in the towns and cities surrounding Mt. Kanlaon to review their contingency plan should an eruption or any similar natural calamities occur./PN
