22-05-2025
Cops to learn Korean language to address crimes vs foreigners — PAOCC
Cops will learn Korean language to accommodate foreigners reporting crimes to police assistance desks, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said Thursday.
PAOCC spokesperson Atty. Ernesto Tendero confirmed this development to GMA News Online in a message.
This is among the recommendations of PAOCC during a meeting with the Korean community on May 16.
'During our first meeting with the Korean consulate and the community, yun po yung isang sinuggest natin at umayon po sila,' PAOCC executive director Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz said in a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview on Tuesday.
(During our first meeting with the Korean consulate and the community, we suggested that and they agreed.)
'Actually sabi nga nila kapag nabuo nila yung tourist protection desks na iyan, we are willing to send yung mga pulis na tatao dyan para matuto sila noong basic Korean language,' he added.
(Actually they said when those tourist protection desks are set up, they are willing to send the police officers so they can learn the basic Korean language.)
The meeting came following the killing of a Korean national along Friendship Highway in Korea Town, Angeles City in April.
Some persons of interest (POIs) have been identified in the fatal shooting, according to the city police.
Angeles City Police head Police Colonel Joselito Villarosa Jr. said the POIs were identified through a review of CCTV footage and other evidence.
To help in the probe, the Korean Association Community of Angeles City has offered a P200,000 reward for any information that will lead to the identification and arrest of the perpetrator.
The public are encouraged to immediately report any leads to the Angeles City Police. — Joviland Rita/RSJ, GMA Integrated News
