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                    [Summary] => Equipment supposed to be donated to the Lapu-Lapu Police Special Weapons and Tactics team would seem more appropriate with the fire department instead, said a Lapu-Lapu City councilor recently.


The Lapu-Lapu City council has passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Arturo Radaza to accept the donation of a stainless water cannon nozzle and a battering ram donated by Keppel Cebu Shipyard Inc. for the SWAT team.


Councilor Alley Berdin introduced the resolution after Mayor Radaza requested them to grant him authority to accept the donation.


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                    [Title] => Tax-free fire fighting equipment eyed for Lapu-Lapu
                    [Summary] => The Lapu-Lapu City council is seeking an exemption from paying Customs duties and taxes for fire fighting equipment to be donated by a foundation from the United States.


The council is making the request through the Department of Interior and Local Governments after the US-based foundation Gear Up informed Mayor Arturo Radaza that it was donating fire equipment to the city.


It was agreed that freight for the equipment would be shouldered by the foundation while the Customs duties and other fees would be shouldered by the city government, Councilor Alley Berdin said. 

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                    [Title] => Lapu Lapu City to issue guns to village chiefs
                    [Summary] => CEBU — The Lapu-Lapu City council yesterday approved the purchase of  25 9mm pistols for barangay captains for P845,000.


Councilor Alley Berdin, chairman of the committee on finance, said the purchase of firearms for the barangay captains was approved by Mayor Arturo Radaza. 


He said, however, that not all village chiefs will be issued firearms. Radaza would make  an assessment of who should be allowed  to carry firearms.  


Some members of the council have proposed training for the village heads before the firearms are issued.


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COUNCILOR ALLEY BERDIN

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The Lapu-Lapu City council has passed a resolution authorizing Mayor Arturo Radaza to accept the donation of a stainless water cannon nozzle and a battering ram donated by Keppel Cebu Shipyard Inc. for the SWAT team.


Councilor Alley Berdin introduced the resolution after Mayor Radaza requested them to grant him authority to accept the donation.


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The council is making the request through the Department of Interior and Local Governments after the US-based foundation Gear Up informed Mayor Arturo Radaza that it was donating fire equipment to the city.


It was agreed that freight for the equipment would be shouldered by the foundation while the Customs duties and other fees would be shouldered by the city government, Councilor Alley Berdin said. 

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Councilor Alley Berdin, chairman of the committee on finance, said the purchase of firearms for the barangay captains was approved by Mayor Arturo Radaza. 


He said, however, that not all village chiefs will be issued firearms. Radaza would make  an assessment of who should be allowed  to carry firearms.  


Some members of the council have proposed training for the village heads before the firearms are issued.


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Lapu SWAT team to get water cannon and ram

November 5, 2005 - 12:00am

Equipment supposed to be donated to the Lapu-Lapu Police Special Weapons and Tactics team would seem more appropriate with the fire department instead, said a Lapu-Lapu City councilor recently. The Lapu-Lapu City...

Cebu News

Tax-free fire fighting equipment eyed for Lapu-Lapu

By Jose P. Sollano | June 18, 2005 - 12:00am

The Lapu-Lapu City council is seeking an exemption from paying Customs duties and taxes for fire fighting equipment to be donated by a foundation from the United States. The council is making the request through...

Cebu News

Lapu Lapu City to issue guns to village chiefs

January 24, 2004 - 12:00am

CEBU — The Lapu-Lapu City council yesterday approved the purchase of 25 9mm pistols for barangay captains for P845,000. Councilor Alley Berdin, chairman of the committee on finance, said the purchase of firearms...

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