ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao through the Ministry of Interior and Local Government donated 11 new police patrol cars to the BARMM Police Regional Office to further strengthen the peace and security in the region.

The brand new police cars — amounting to P33 million — were funded through the 2021 General Appropriation Act of the Bangsamoro Contingency Fund of the Office of the Chief Minister.

BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim led the turnover ceremony of the new police cars and the signing of a memorandum of agreement which was held at the Bangsamoro Government Center in Cotabato City.

"We in the Bangsamoro government put the safety of our people as our main priority. We believe that security plays a significant role in attaining a harmonious society," said Ebrahim.

"We continue to strengthen our men and women in uniform by providing them facilities and vehicles so that they can fulfill their duties well," he added.

PRO-BAR director P/Brig. Gen. John Guyguyon will facilitate the distribution of the cars to the different municipal police stations of Datu Paglas and Pagalungan in Maguindanao del Sur; Sultan Kudarat in Maguindanao del Norte; Bongao, Sibutu, Simunul, Languyan, and Tandubas in Tawi-Tawi; and to Cotabato City police station.

Guyguyon also stressed that the police are fully committed to sustaining the peace in the region as he thanked the Bangsamoro Government for the support.

On 12 October, the BARMM government also turned over five police patrol vehicles worth P12.5 million to PRO-BAR.