The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched on Saturday, September 14, its first municipal police station in Siquijor that will be managed only by policewomen.
The all-women police station in the Municipality of Maria in Siquijor was named as the “Mariang Pulis.”
There are 21 police women designated at the Mariang Pulis who undergone training including driving, shooting, arresting and other procedures for police operations.
The initiative was supported by Central Visayas Regional Director Brig. Gen. Debold Sinas.
Sinas said the launching of the police station shows their support for women empowerment.
“This move will strongly advance women empowerment in promoting public safety and security services at all levels of police units and offices in the region,” Sinas said in a statement.
Maria is a coastal municipality in the island province of Siquijor. It has a population of 13,828.
