Boracay Island- Thirty selected personnel from the various provinces of Western Visayas are recipients on "Instructors Development Training Course" sponsored by the Program Management Office (PMO) of the Philippine National Police and the US embassy here in the island.
Aklan Provincial Police Office (APPO) director Sr. Supt. Benigno Durana said one of the highlights of the training, which will culminate this Saturday, is a lecture from a US expert on criminal investigation Richard Miller.
Miller arrived in Boracay today together with PMO chief, General Jesus Versoza.
The training is part of the package under the police transformation model program of the PNP where APPO was chosen as pilot area for the "Model Provincial Police Office" project.
"Aklan was chosen as one of the pilot sites of the transformation program in the country because it has Boracay Island, which is considered a premier tourism destination," Durana said.
Along with the program is the construction of a new police building at the Camp Pastor Martelino in Kalibo, Aklan worth P9 million. The fund was released just recently.
Durana likewise cited the need for a target hardenning of Boracay because its being prone to terrorism attack. (PNA)
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