Cordillera Police celebrates Christmas thru gift-giving activities

CAMP MAJOR BADO DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet –In lieu of the traditional Christmas party being observed during the Yuletide season, various gift-giving activities and outreach programs were conducted by the different units and Police Provincial Offices of PROCOR throughout the month of December. This year’s traditional celebration of the Yuletide season in all PNP offices is cancelled in line with the directive of the Chief, PNP and the nationwide ban on social gatherings in this time of pandemic.

Christmas is the season of giving, thus, Cordillera cops in partnership with its stakeholders, private entities and other kind-hearted individuals did not hesitate to share their blessings to the community.

In Abra, police officers brought joy to more than 300 beneficiaries including children, students and senior citizens through their outreach program and other gift-giving activities. Abra cops teamed up with the different LGU and community stakeholders for an outreach dubbed as Pamaskong Handog with the theme “Spreading Love and Happiness through Sharing”. They conducted medical mission, provided free hair cut services and also distributed gift items such as toys, foods and drinks, medical and hygiene kits and donated school supplies, while selected families received noche buena food packs and assorted groceries.

In Apayao, our cops also shared their blessings thru the early Christmas gift packs distributed to the beneficiaries of “Mistra U, Pulis U”. Likewise, more than 100 individuals received food packs, assorted grocery items, slippers, umbrellas, and personal hygiene kits during the gift-giving by the different Municipal Police Stations.

In Benguet, cowboy cops also distributed to over 650 children, parents, families, PWDs and other beneficiaries the collected food packs, assorted groceries, clothes, blankets, slippers, umbrellas, school supplies and hygiene kits. Likewise, the different police stations of the Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) has extended early Christmas gifts to selected families thru the assorted grocery items and food packs distributed.

Meanwhile, in Ifugao, our law enforcers reached out to more than 100 children, teachers, PWDs, senior citizens, and families in need by giving cash and assorted grocery items, while in Kalinga, the men and women of Rizal MPS and Tabuk CPS gave food and gift packs, assorted grocery items, and face shields to selected pupils, women, and families in their area of responsibility.

Likewise, Mountain Province PPO has conducted feeding activities and gift giving of assorted school supplies and goodie packs to the day care pupils in selected five remote barangays within the province. (PROCOR RPIO)