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cops cancel Christmas party to cut costs
NO PARTIES for the
policemen of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO),
just a "simple but meaningful" celebration of Christmas.
Thus said NCRPO Chief Avelino Razon
Jr. Friday, who also directed all police units in Metro Manila to
call off planned Christmas parties and just settle for "simple
but meaningful" gatherings.
"I strongly recommend that the
policemen just attend mass, particularly the traditional Simbang
Gabi (Dawn Mass). Or better, if they do some charitable acts to
keep up with the spirit of the season," he said.
Razon joined President Arroyo and
PNP Chief Edgar Aglipay in their appeal for the nation to be prudent
and sensible in their ways of celebration Christmas.
He added that there are good reasons
why the people should do away with lavish parties especially after
the deadly floods and landslides that hit eastern Luzon.
As for the policemen, the NCRPO chief
said they should be reminded of the PNP's prohibition against solicitation
of gifts.
He also discouraged private individuals
and other various entities from selling raffle tickets and soliciting
contributions or donations from police offices as they are not provided
for by their operational budgets.
"As we will turn down solicitations,
we should also refrain from soliciting. It would be better if these
private entities would just donate, whatever they have in excess,
to the people who really need it most," Razon said. <b>(JFF)</b>
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