Around 4,855 school safety drills, covering 3,873 public and 982 private schools across the seven provinces and two highly urbanized cities of Central Luzon, completed the school safety drills conducted by the Police Regional Office 3 (PRO3).According to PRO3 Regional Director Police Brigadier General Jess B Mendez, the holding of school safety drills on all 4,855 public and private schools across Central Luzon marks a 100-percent accomplishment for the regional office.He furthered that Nueva Ecija recorded the highest number of drills with 1,143, followed by Bulacan with 1,080 and Pampanga with 831. All Police Provincial and City Police Offices achieved 100-percent compliance. Also read Iloilo opens P5-million center for family, youth development The drills aimed to prepare students, teachers, and school personnel for potential security threats and emergencies while strengthening coordination between school authorities and local police units.PBGEN Mendez emphasized that completing the target is only the beginning of ensuring safer learning environments.“Reaching 100 percent is an accomplishment, but our real measure of success is how prepared our schools are when an emergency happens. Every student and teacher must know what to do, and our police units must be ready to respond without delay,” Mendez said.He also directed all police units to sustain coordination with school authorities, regularly assess security measures, and ensure that lessons learned from the drills are translated into actual preparedness.“Our responsibility does not end with the drills. We must continue working with our schools to make sure that every child can learn in a safe and secure environment,” RD Mendez added.The accomplishment reinforces PRO3’s continuing commitment to the PNP leadership’s efforts to strengthen school safety, improve emergency response readiness, and protect learners and school personnel throughout Central Luzon.
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