MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Sunday that it will procure additional bulletproof vests needed for anti-criminality and anti-drug operations once the 2021 budget gets approved. “Kulang pa po at mahal din sila [bulletproof vest] Most likely with the [approval] of our 2021 budget, more vests may eventually be among the needed equipment sa uniform ng mga pulis ang magkakaroon ng procurement,” PNP spokesman Police Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana said in a text message to INQUIRER.net, when asked about the logistics of the bulletproof vests. ADVERTISEMENT(We lack bulletproof vests. Most likely with the approval of the budget, more vests may eventually be among the needed equipment for the uniform of police that will be for procurement.) RELATED STORIES:LOOK: PNP gets bomb suits, shields, helmets from JapanPNP gets P1.8-B in new equipment, bomb-sniffing dogsEDVRead Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 20, 2020 01:41 UTC