Nocppo gives livelihood to ‘vulnerable’ family

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

 

BACOLOD City – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) here has initiated a program to maintain peace and order in the communities.

Police Colonel Romy Palgue, Nocppo director, said in a virtual press conference Tuesday that they have provided two native live pigs to one family each in Victorias City and Pontevedra town as part of their livelihood project for the vulnerable individuals.

Palgue said the program is in partnership with the provincial government.

Palgue said they targeted families who are really struggling to survive amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

These are individuals who might be taken advantage and may be brought to harm by their desperation to survive, the Nocppo director said.

“Madali kasi silang ma brainwash kasi nawalan sila ng pag-asa at gagawin nila ang lahat to survive pero kapag natulungan, hindi na sila mabibiktima,” he added.

With this program, Palgue believed that it can also help the law enforcers in their campaign against criminalities.

He said that if these people will be given livelihood to support their families, they will not enter into illegal activities.

The program is in line with the Philippine National Police (PNP) Bayanihan spirit, and also part of the household integration for peace towards a stronger Police Regional Office (PRO)-6, he said.

He said policemen will be monitoring the beneficiaries of the project to check if indeed the livelihood given to them really helped.