From the Manila Standard Today (Jul 6): ‘Cop Walk’ fails to impress PNP brass
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The new uniform designs proposed to replace the policeman’s blue-gray outfit failed to impress police officials on Friday, including National Police Chief Alan Purisima, during the “Cop Walk” presenting them in Camp Crame.
And a post at the National Police’s Police Digest said performance should be the main criteria and not the policemen’s uniform.
The fashion show of policemen wearing the proposed uniforms started at 6 p.m. and ended at 11 p.m., but the audience including Purisima were not impressed.
“The designers’ real ability didn’t show,” said Purisima who delivered a short message after the show.
He gave Police Director Gil Hitosis, head of Research and Development and the Cop Walk organizer, 90 days to organize a “Cop Walk Part Two.”
Jackier Claire Ponte, who presented a uniform made of poly-cotton cloth with a color almost the same as the existing police uniform, emerged as the sole winner out of the five contenders in the fashion show.
She was asked to make another design using the y-cotton material as the official cloth of the prospective new uniform, but what color the new uniform will have remained undecided.
The policeman’s uniform was designed and then sewn and made official 22 years ago, but Purisima on Wednesday said it was time to replace it.
“That uniform is oppressive and inappropriate to the Philippine climate,” Purisima said.
He said the uniform would be lighter and the cloth made of cotton to be more comfortable compared with the old polyester outfit that was hot when put on.
Purisima said they had not yet decided what the new uniform’s should look like, but they would be deciding on that after the Cop Walk, which was yesterday.
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/07/06/cop-walk-fails-to-impress-pnp-brass/
Fashion galore. Police officers present the new uniform designs proposed to replace the current one at the Cop Walk fashion show in Camp Crame Thursday night. Manny Palmero
And a post at the National Police’s Police Digest said performance should be the main criteria and not the policemen’s uniform.
The fashion show of policemen wearing the proposed uniforms started at 6 p.m. and ended at 11 p.m., but the audience including Purisima were not impressed.
“The designers’ real ability didn’t show,” said Purisima who delivered a short message after the show.
He gave Police Director Gil Hitosis, head of Research and Development and the Cop Walk organizer, 90 days to organize a “Cop Walk Part Two.”
Jackier Claire Ponte, who presented a uniform made of poly-cotton cloth with a color almost the same as the existing police uniform, emerged as the sole winner out of the five contenders in the fashion show.
She was asked to make another design using the y-cotton material as the official cloth of the prospective new uniform, but what color the new uniform will have remained undecided.
The policeman’s uniform was designed and then sewn and made official 22 years ago, but Purisima on Wednesday said it was time to replace it.
“That uniform is oppressive and inappropriate to the Philippine climate,” Purisima said.
He said the uniform would be lighter and the cloth made of cotton to be more comfortable compared with the old polyester outfit that was hot when put on.
Purisima said they had not yet decided what the new uniform’s should look like, but they would be deciding on that after the Cop Walk, which was yesterday.
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/07/06/cop-walk-fails-to-impress-pnp-brass/