00:00The Philippine National Police, or PNP, has ordered its units nationwide to enhance coordination with local government officials.
00:07This to strengthen training programs for barangay tanods or barangay security officers.
00:13PNP Chief General Jose Melencio Nartates Jr. highlighted the crucial role of barangay tanods,
00:19calling them the community's first line of response, not only for peace and order, but also for disaster and emergency
00:27situations.
00:27The enhanced training aims to cover basic safety, proper procedures for dealing with law offenders,
00:35basic intelligence gathering, and essential disaster and life-saving responses.
00:41The goal is to strengthen their capability on anti-crime measures and the preservation of a crime scene.
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