{"id":88611,"date":"2017-02-09T00:28:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T05:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=88611"},"modified":"2017-02-09T00:28:50","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T05:28:50","slug":"pimentel-eyes-vfa-type-model-to-improve-pnp-crime-fighting-capabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/02\/09\/pimentel-eyes-vfa-type-model-to-improve-pnp-crime-fighting-capabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Pimentel eyes VFA-type model to improve PNP crime-fighting capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_88616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88616\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/13882206_1104438809634325_4088272553959097183_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88616\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/13882206_1104438809634325_4088272553959097183_n.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Balikatan-type model is a good starting point because it focuses on training and enhancing the capabilities of our Armed Forces,&quot; Pimentel said. (Photo: PRIB Senado\/ Senate President Koko Pimentel\/ Facebook)\" width=\"960\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/13882206_1104438809634325_4088272553959097183_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/13882206_1104438809634325_4088272553959097183_n-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/13882206_1104438809634325_4088272553959097183_n-768x493.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Balikatan-type model is a good starting point because it focuses on training and enhancing the capabilities of our Armed Forces,&#8221; Pimentel said. (Photo: P<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AttyKoko\/\">RIB Senado\/ Senate President Koko Pimentel\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA \u2013To improve police crime-fighting capabilities and discipline, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Thursday proposed to have \u2018Balikatan\u2019-type (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) military exercises for the Philippine National Police (PNP).<\/p>\n<p>Balikatan exercises exist under the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and US armed forces.<\/p>\n<p>Pimentel said that PNP\u2019s version of the exercise could be called \u2018Kapatiran\u2019 and undertaken jointly with police forces of other countries.<\/p>\n<p>He further said that a European delegation that he met recently was receptive to the idea of an exchange training program.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Balikatan-type model is a good starting point because it focuses on training and enhancing the capabilities of our Armed Forces,&#8221; Pimentel said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the government would first have to determine if a model could be developed that would allow the PNP to benefit from the expertise of the advanced police force of another country in traditional areas of crime-prevention, investigation, crime-solving and peace-keeping.<\/p>\n<p>This way, Pimentel said that regular exchanges of police personnel could improve the PNP\u2019s readiness in responding to crimes and improving even discipline.<\/p>\n<p>He said that his proposal could help PNP grow into \u201ca modern and capable police force.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It would also benefit LGUs across the country, because most crimes are \u201clocal in nature and need the local police to solve them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe begin with the training on crime-fighting and crime-prevention, and if we are successful here, we will start looking in areas where we could improve police efficiency and capability,\u201d Pimentel added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2013To improve police crime-fighting capabilities and discipline, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Thursday proposed to have \u2018Balikatan\u2019-type (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":88616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[14922,9418,14923],"class_list":["post-88611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-balikatan-military-exercise","tag-pnp","tag-senate-president-aquilino-pimentel-iii","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}