Cops build house for Kabayan mother-PWD

KABAYAN, Benguet -- Another house was turned over to a family here, the ninth  beneficiary of "Pabahay Handog Project of Benguet Police Provincial Office. Manang Janet, a 52-year-old person with a disability and a solo parent was chosen by Kabayan cops as their beneficiary of the project.
    Police said construction of the house started with contributions of town folks.
    After a year of hard work, the new house was officially turned over to Manang Janet in a simple house blessing recently.
    Turn-over ceremony was graced by Lt. Col. Baldwin Sokoken, police deputy provincial director for operations who represented     Col. Reynaldo Pasiwen, provincial police director.
    Together with her three children, they will now be staying in the newly constructed house with two rooms, a dirty kitchen, living room and comfort room.
    Private donors and police also gave kitchen utensils, burner stove, plastic cabinet, and curtains to the family.
    Manang Janet thanked police and other stakeholders for providing the house among other matters. 

Cops build tank for waterless folks in far Ifugao village 

LAMUT, Ifugao -- Cops of 1st Ifugao Provincial Mobile Force Company recently built a concrete water tank for residents of Halimutok,  Holowon here to provide water for local folks. This, after cops visited and had a dialogue with Halimutok who said they lacked water supply. In response, 1st Ifugao PMFC initiated a “Shoot fest for a cause” to raise funds to buy materials for the tank.
    The activity raised P39,000 and police started construction of the tank in last December.
    After more than one month working with barangay officials and residents, the 6’x6’x8 water reservoir was formally turned over to residents of Sitio Halimutok on Jan. 19.
    Sitio Halimutok is remote and can be reached by walking for almost an hour through a steep mountain.
    The water tank will be used by the 20 households of Halimutok.