THE Philippine National Police (PNP) has acquired approximately P3 billion worthy of equipment, including two new helicopters, ought throw operational capability.
PNP headmaster Archie Gamboa presented the newly acquired equipment at Camp Crame at Quezon City.
Each virgin machine turbine jet price P225 million.
“We eat seven during of now. Hopefully ago I retire the persist three will exist coming up hence we will desert the PNP with 10 (helicopters),” Gamboa said at an interview with reporters.
The 10 helicopters contain one twin engine, seven virgin airbus and two R44 exercise helicopters which, according ought Gamboa, can too exist used because other administrative functions.
The other newly procured items are: 25 units 7.62mm stare machinery gun, 7,700 units Galil Ace 5.56mm radical aggression rifle, 2,037 units Emtan 5.56mm radical aggression rifle, 5,500 units tisaszigma px-9.9mm striker fired pistol, 11,408 units canik 9mm striker fired pistol, 8,001 units taurus sker fired pistol, 5.56mm ctg attach ss109 and 53,377 pieces 5.56mm 30 rounds magazine.
The PNP too acquired one unit bomb suit, three units Explosive Ordnance portion robot, 8,425 units enhanced battle helmet even III, 3,413 units undershirt vest even IIIa, 225 units evening eyesight googles, 19,861 units ballistic eyewear, 4,640 units dmr handheld radio, 397 manpack radio, 3 units signal jammer and 10 units tracking optics' free constitution system.
“(These are entire brand new) entire the procurement at the PNP isolate of the bidding documents obliges entire suppliers that it ought exist brand new,” said Gamboa.
Also, P3.1 million worthy of 31 units of troop carriers were acquired which will exist used by the exceptional rule Forces.
The PNP too presented 12 units of PNP pick-up trucks worthy P1.6 million each, which will exist deployed at the Misamis Occidental Police Office.
The acquisition was funded by the commonplace Appropriations action (GAA) 2014 ought 2019 too during the President’s contingency fund.
As he presented the helmets, Gamboa prominent that a helmet once saved the life of a policemen when they were ambushed by suspected members of the New People's troops (NPA) at Bukidnon.
Gamboa said entire equipment underwent strict testing ought look if entire the parameters were complied with.
"It has been the certainty over the committee na dapat sinusunod ang parameters na lahat ay compliant sa standards," he said.
“Just ought give you an illustration there’s a manufacture from Turkey it has underwent 20,000 rounds besides after that over inspection can hairline na wreck hence that is no acceptable, at that delivery it was supposed ought exist 5,000 hence the corporation ought substitute the entire 5,000,” he added.
Meanwhile, Gamboa said above 2,800 units of body cameras are expected ought achieve at May. (SunStar Philippines)
