PNP starts website for missing children

The Philippine National Police forged an agreement yesterday with a leading Korean Information Technology (IT) service provider for the development of a website to assist parents locate their lost children.

Director General Leandro Mendoza, PNP chief and Yung Je Jun, president of Intergate Browser Systems, signed a memorandum of agreement at Camp Crame to formalize the PNP’s role in providing technical tools that would help locate missing children.

Mendoza said the police organization welcomes this community service initiative of the Korean IT firm as he expressed optimism that this will enhance the PNP’s efficiency in locating missing children.

He said the partnership will boost efforts of the police, mainly thru the Women’s and Children’s Desks, in containing crimes against children.

As a community service project, Intergate maintains the Internet site Sagipbata.com, an information or databack for missing children.

The website contains descriptions of each missing child based on information which will be provided by the PNP.

Yung, for his part, said that all reports or information received by the PNP about missing children will be posted in Sagipbata.com and will be accessible for free to the general public.

Chief Superintendent Cris Maralit, PNP public information director, also said that the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is also a partner-agency in Sagipbata.com. — Jaime Laude