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LUCENA CITY, Quezon - A local official here has moved to beef up the local police force to intensify the provision of security for the city's residences. Councilor Americo Lacerna filed a resolution during the city council's regular session on Monday, requesting an additional 50 personnel for the Lucena City Police Station (LCPS). In an interview after the session, Lacerna said his request is a result of their quarterly Peace and Order Council meeting last December. He said he asked co-council members and LCPS chief, Lt. Col. Reynaldo Reyes, if Lucena City has an ideal ratio of police personnel to population. "I found out that currently, the city has a 900 people to one policeman ratio when the ideal is one police personnel for every 500 citizens," Lacerna said. The city has a 278,000 population, while the police force only has 153 staff. At the same meeting, council member Danny Nobleza, city director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, called the
SAFE CITY. A busy intersection in downtown Lucena City. A local lawmaker on Monday (Jan. 23, 2022) filed a resolution requesting for an additional 50 cops to step up the security of the city residents. (Contributed photo) LUCENA CITY, Quezon - A local official here has moved to beef up the local police force to intensify the provision of security for the city's residences. Councilor Americo Lacerna filed a resolution during the city council's regular session on Monday, requesting an additional 50 personnel for the Lucena City Police Station (LCPS). In an interview after the session, Lacerna said his request is a result of their quarterly Peace and Order Council meeting last December. He said he asked co-council members and LCPS chief, Lt. Col. Reynaldo Reyes, if Lucena City has an ideal ratio of police personnel to population. "I found out that currently, the city has a 900 people to one policeman ratio when the ideal is one police personnel for every 500 citizens," L