PNP to put up one-stop shop mall that will cater for the services to the public

Miami
September 10, 2008
Story: PNP to put up one-stop shop mall that will cater for the services to the public

The Philippine National Police (PNP) will build a one-stop shop mall along EDSA that will cater for the services that the public needs.

PNP Chief Avelino Razon said that once the building is built the people will have to go to that building if they need to get their police clearance, gun licenses and permits, motor vehicle clearance, security guard licenses, benefit claims for retirees, recruitment processing, and complaints referral.

The one-stop shop dubbed as PNP Service Plaza will be 8-storey building and will be built along EDSA and will have access to Santolan Station of MRT.

During the ground breaking ceremony, Wednesday morning, at Camp Crame, Secretary of Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG) said that they expect that the building will be finished before 2010.

“Our target date is within 24 months and this building will be open to the public,” Puno said.

Meanwhile, Razon said that with this building public will not have to go to different buildings inside Camp Crame just to get what their needs. At present, individuals transacting business with the PNP had to go directly to different offices which are situated in separate locations inside Camp Crame such the Firearms and Explosives Division (FED), Motor Vehicle Clearance Unit (MVCU), Security Agencies and Guards Supervision Division (SAGSD), Benefits and Pension Administration Division (BPAD), Directorate for Intelligence (DI), Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM), and the Complaints Referral and Action Center (CRAC).

Puno said with the building of tis structure, the government will not spend single centavo. “The project will be done at no cost to the government because it is the PNP Foundation incorporated will be self-liquidating for this,” he said.

The estimated budget for the cost of the said building according to Razon is about Php8-million.

"This building is a symbol of the new spirit of public service," Puno described the PNP Service Plaza. For Razon, this is his legacy that will be left behind when he retire on September 27.

“I hope we can do this as fitting legacy for the ‘Mamang Pulis’ program that we have initiated and this is really bringing the police closer to the public. This will also highlight the continuity of our project in PNP as u know in a few more days I will be retiring. This building will be constructed during the time of the new PNP chief, that is what we called continuity and sustainability of our project,” Razon said.