Bohol police get 50 motorcycles to boost emergency response

Inquirer.net - Oct 15, 2026

TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol — The Bohol Police Provincial Office (BPPO) received 50 motorcycles on Thursday, Oct. 15, to improve police mobility and speed up emergency response across the province under the government’s Unified 911 Emergency Response System. The turnover ceremony in Tagbilaran City was held on the 13th anniversary of the 2013 magnitude 7.2 earthquake.

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