Protective Services
a. Police / Fire Station
As per current data, the local Philippine National Police (PNP) with office situated beside the Municipal Hall has floor area of 150 square meters. The existing police force has a total strength of thirty (30): one (1) Chief of Police and thirty-one (29) National Central Police Officer (NCPO) yielding a ratio of one (1) policeman per 1,890 persons. Their basic armaments, facilities and equipments includes: three (3) patrol car/jeep, five (5) cal. 9 mm pistol, five (5) cal. 45 pistol, fifteen (15) M-16, three (3) Cal. 14mm, one (1) typewriter, three (3) computers with printer, one (1) fax machine, five (5) tables with chairs and bench, one (1) base radio and three (3) hand held radios.
Moreover, two (2) Kabayan Centers have also been established at Barangay Maseil-seil and Sitio Pongwa, Barangay Flores, which is under construction at this time. This is to prevent all forms of crimes and illegal activities especially in the far-flung barangays.
The Fire Department located about 100 meters away from the west of the Municipal Hall, with a land area of 100 square meters is manned by six (6) fire officers, one (1) municipal fire marshal and five (5) fire fighting officers. Each fireman serves 9,767 persons. The Fire Department is equipped with one (1) fire truck, one water pump, two fire boots, two fire coats, two fire helmets, two fire hoses – 1 ½ x 50 ft, two fire hoses – 2 ½ x 50 ft., one fire nozzle -1 ½ , one extension ladder and a hand held radio.
b. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
The Municipal Jail is located at the back of the PNP station beside the municipal hall. The department has two (2) cells occupying a floor area of 4×5 meters. These cells are intended for male and female inmates; both cells have comfort rooms.
The department is manned by one jail warden and three jail officers. They are equipped with one (1) 12 gauge shotgun, two revolver cal. 38, a hand held radio and cellphone used for communication purposes.
c. Civic Sector and Community Participation
As local counterpart, the Barangays have each organized barangay tanods or civilian volunteers who work hand-in-hand with the Philippine National Police.
Civilian Volunteer Organizations (CVO) are tasked in assisting the Barangay Captain and Barangay Council Members in promoting peace and order within their respective barangay jurisdiction. They conduct “rondas” at night and they are equipped with night sticks and flash lights. Crimes which they could not managed even with the assistance of the Barangay Captain and Barangay Councilors are immediately brought to the attention of the local PNP. Through the use of hand held radios or cell phones. These civilian volunteers are recognized under P.D. 1232 as effective auxiliary elements in the maintenance of peace and order.
