Rey Anthony H. Chiu
BOHOL, July 7 (PIA) --Tagbilaran City is arming
its police officers especially in the onset of gun wielding criminals and
drug personalities. They are given with 51 brand new Glock 9MM handguns
courtesy from the national government complemented by the city sourced out 10
new units of M4 rifles.
Tagbilaran City mayor John Geesnell Yap
announced this during his 'State of the City Address' (SOCA) reently
that drew some considerable applause from the audience.
Yap admitted that crime fighting has never been
more challenging as there is shortage of police warm bodies as the city
continues to attract migrants. He said he has pushed for an
ingenious solution to the problem.
Myor Yar said, he already sent formal request to
the Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership for more police officers to
correct the ratio between police and population as Yap firmed up his
Active Local Emergency Response Team (ALERT) as police force multipliers in the
mean time.
The mayor said around 500 ALERT personnel are
now helping police secure the city's 15 barangays from criminal elements.
City police chief P/Supt George Vale insists
crimes can be minimized with the conduct of regular foot and mobile patrols,
rigid implementation of police check points all over the city and the
deployment of ALERT members.
For its visibility and capacity in pursuing
motorcycle riding criminals or those riding in tandems, the city police
recently had three brand new motorcycle units for its innovative
Motorcycle Anti-Street Crime Operatives (MASCO).
Capping police capability and visibility are two
new police patrol vehicles which the mayor also turned over shortly before the
SOCA.
The city has just implemented no-nonsense
business and real property tax campaign, generating Php202,960,857.60
increase in local income during the first two years of the his term, sources at
the mayors office said. (mbcn/rahc/PIA7-Bohol)
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