IBA, Zambales – The Zambales Provincial Police Office (ZPPO) recently unveiled a convenience store that was conceived to help local policemen augment their income.
Police Supt. Rafael Santiago, Jr., ZPPO director, said the store will be run by a cooperative formed by local policemen and will be open to the public.
The store will sell grocery, food and souvenir items, as well as unofficial PNP uniforms and airsoft equipment.
“This will benefit all police personnel all over Zambales because they can buy cheaper items here. Also, we shall be offering a lending facility, because, as you know, policemen don’t have high salaries,” Santiago said.
“I encourage all the 500 plus policemen in Zambales to be part of this cooperative so that they can somewhat increase their income,” he added.
The ZPPO under Santiago has also renovated the building that houses the PNP’s investigation office.
Both the buildings for the convenience store and investigation office were repaired through donations from Santiago’s friends in Manila and Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr.
Both the buildings were inaugurated last month by Ebdane and Chief Supt. Alan Purisima, Central Luzon PNP director. Ebdane served as PNP chief before becoming Public Highways Secretary.
“We didn’t spend much for the buildings because we just renovated an old abandoned building for the convenience store and repaired the existing investigation building using scrap materials,” he said.
“As you can see, the cooperative building was made from used materials from old bridges, fallen electric posts, and other used materials. But I assure you that the structure is very sound and handcrafted,” Santiago added.
Police Supt. Rafael Santiago, Jr., ZPPO director, said the store will be run by a cooperative formed by local policemen and will be open to the public.
The store will sell grocery, food and souvenir items, as well as unofficial PNP uniforms and airsoft equipment.
“This will benefit all police personnel all over Zambales because they can buy cheaper items here. Also, we shall be offering a lending facility, because, as you know, policemen don’t have high salaries,” Santiago said.
“I encourage all the 500 plus policemen in Zambales to be part of this cooperative so that they can somewhat increase their income,” he added.
The ZPPO under Santiago has also renovated the building that houses the PNP’s investigation office.
Both the buildings for the convenience store and investigation office were repaired through donations from Santiago’s friends in Manila and Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane, Jr.
Both the buildings were inaugurated last month by Ebdane and Chief Supt. Alan Purisima, Central Luzon PNP director. Ebdane served as PNP chief before becoming Public Highways Secretary.
“We didn’t spend much for the buildings because we just renovated an old abandoned building for the convenience store and repaired the existing investigation building using scrap materials,” he said.
“As you can see, the cooperative building was made from used materials from old bridges, fallen electric posts, and other used materials. But I assure you that the structure is very sound and handcrafted,” Santiago added.
