Butuan City Police conducts ‘friendly shootfest’ with local media

Wednesday 1st of August 2012

BUTUAN CITY, Aug 2 (PIA) -- The Butuan City Police Office held a friendly shootfest and fellowship with members of the local media here.

“This is a replication of what is done at the national police headquarters, to teach and train local media practitioners on gun handling safety and firing so that in effect it may prepare them on any eventuality so they can respond, react and report accordingly,” said Butuan City Police Office OIC PSupt Romy I. Palgue.

Palgue handled the basics of safety gun handling and firing and the range officers from BCPO while the Philippine Shooters Association assisted the media practitioners during the actual firing exercises. Each media practitioners were allowed to fire five rounds using a 9mm or caliber .45 pistol.

“We ought to learn self-protection first before we can settle down and attain our peace of mind. It may help us gain more focus and impel a better delivery of our services,” Palgue added.

The activity, according to Palgue was also intended to foster stronger fellowship between the local media and the police so that both entities, instead of harboring a somewhat adversarial attitude towards each other may instead try to come up with a common advocacy with the aim to properly deliver the necessary services to the community.

Aside from Palgue, the activity, which included sessions on basics of gun handling safety and firing, was police officials, representatives from the Philippine Shooters Association (PSA), Rev. Charlie Prior, Butuan City Moral Recovery Officer (representing Butuan LGU) and members of the Butuan City Tri-Media from DXBN-Radyo Ng Bayan, DXBC-Radyo Mo Nationwide, DXBR-Radyo Bombo, DXJM-Radyo Asenso, DXGL-Real Radio, 103.9 Radyo Trumpeta, Butuan Star, Medianet Balita (Butuan), Mindanao Courier, Philippine Daily Inquirer, ABS-CBN (Butuan) and ABC-5 (Butuan). (RER/NCLM/Noel B. Najarro-PIA13 Caraga)