Palo Leyte, July 28 -- The Police Regional Office in Eastern Visayas (PRO-8) checked the enforcement of five-minute response policy through the first-ever Police Response Simulation Exercise Competition held on Monday.

PRO-8 Director Brig. Gen. Jay Cumigad said all the 17 police units and stations managed to respond to requests for police assistance within five minutes, except for one area where the patrolling policeman is not very familiar with the streets.

The "friendly competition" assessed the rapid response capability of police units to emergency calls made through the 911 hotline.

A monitor at the PRO-8 conference room here displayed live footage from body cameras worn by patrolling police personnel, as well as locations of patro...