Parañaque cops to man campuses with PADs

The Parañaque City police will tighten security around schools by setting up assistance desks and increasing mobile patrols as classes resume next week.

City police chief Senior Supt. Billy Beltran said police assistance desks (PADs) will be set up in strategic areas for the 16 schools located in the city.

“We will also be deploying more policemen in the city’s schools and on mobile patrols to protect the safety of students as well as further deter criminal activity on the first day of class,” Beltran said in a statement.

The PADs will be deployed in the following schools: Baclaran Elementary School (Central, Unit I and II), Baclaran National High School, Saint Andrews School, St. Paul College, Tambo Elementary School, F. Serrano National High School, Dr. Arcadio Santos High School, Dr. Arcadio Santos High School Amex Bldg., PATTS College of Aeronautics, San Antonio Elementary School, Sampaloc Site II Elementary School, Masville Elementary School, Parañaque National High School, Parañaque Central Elementary School, Moonwalk High School and Sto. Niño Elementary School.

Parañaque Mayor Florencio Bernabe Jr. urged students to stay safe not only during the opening of classes but throughout the school year.

“Students should stay within their campus so they won’t fall prey to criminals. For parents, I hope they keep a close watch over their children,” he said.

“We want to make sure that the first day of school would be fruitful for our students so that they will continue to be motivated to go to schools and focus on their studies.  With the establishment of PADs as well as the heightened visibility of police officers, we believe that we can make the first day of the school a good day,” he added. Nathaniel R. Melican