by magnolia_eic | May 22, 2011 | Local News / Bohol Balita
GOVERNOR Edgar Chatto and the Peace and Order Council (PPOC) commend anti-crime and security officers here as the council note reports of significant decrease in crime volume here in the past months.
At the regular PPOC meeting at the People’s Mansion Tuesday, the governor who also heads the Peace Council hailed the efforts of the law enforcers and internal security operators for significantly bringing down crime volume in Bohol.
Both the police and the internal security forces in Bohol established a Joint Peace and Security Coordinating Center and agreed to complement each other in crime fighting and deterrence.
PSSupt. Constantino Barot reported that Camp Dagohoy, which collates province-wide criminal records, noted 6 percent crime volume decrease this month, a figure taken from averaging all crimes recorded in police blotters.
The six percent decrease in comparative crime volume was for the period of April compared to the previous month of March this year.
Crimes in Bohol decreased from 193 in March to 181 in April, as compared to a seven percent increase in the March from 180 crimes in February of the same year.
The crime statistics is gathered for the periods between March 11 to April 11.
“All the figures in the first quarter of 2011 are significantly lower as compared to the crimes committed the previous year,” comments the police provincial director who also showed a line graph showing total crimes reported as 236, 302, 366 and 320 from January to April in 2010.
Of all crimes for the month, theft still tops at 225 followed by robbery at 177, his presentation showed.
Carnapping, a relatively newer offense alarmed PPOC members as it pegs itself, third at 145 cases.
Meanwhile, provincial director Barot ascribes the successful curbing of crimes in Bohol to the implementation of the Police Integrated Patrol System (PIPS).
To prove his point, Barot presented a graph with PIPS focused areas detailing almost similar crime trends gravitating at zero to three crimes per week since the program ran.
PIPS focused areas include street crimes, crimes using fire-arms and crimes perpetuated by motorcycle riding criminal elements.
Only crimes committed with the use of fire-arms registered a seven between April 28-May 4, an aberration in the graph that showed an average of three crimes per week all over Bohol since late January. (Rey Anthony Chiu)
by magnolia_eic | May 22, 2011 | Local News / Bohol Balita
Tagbilaran City, Bohol, May 18, (PIA) — CALL it a rare stroke of luck, but Central Visayas gets 20 of the 43 new patrol boats the country has acquired to enhance community capabilities to be vigilant of their coastal and marine resources.
The turn over also coincided with the celebration of the Ocean Month.
The new 20 units of fiber-glass patrol boats were secured under the Food for Peace Act of the United States Government are to patrol the country’s fisheries’ rich waters of the Central Visayas.
According to government sources, Cebu and Bohol each get seven of the P1.7 million 24-footer fiberglass patrol boats complete with accessories, radio equipment and a Global Positioning System (GPS).
Meanwhile, Negros Oriental gets five and Siquijor gets one.
“We would like to tell here that unlike other provinces, there were no significant political interventions involved in Bohol’s getting these patrol boats, said Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional Director Andres Bojos.
Bojos, who personally came all the way from Cebu clarified that the patrol boats are part of the Public Law 480 Project, which secured the boats in partnership with US Department of Agriculture and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.
The BFAR director said the patrol boats would be brought to coastal communities to help them enhance and improve their coastal law enforcement capability and boost the coastal resources protection.
At the ceremonial turn over of the helms at the Tagbilaran City port, present were Anda Mayor Angelina Simacio, Mabini Mayor Esther Tabigue, Inabanga Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy, Clarin Mayor Rey Allen Piezas, Tubigon Mayor William Jao, Calape Mayor Sulpicio Yu Jr and a representative of Loon Mayor Lloyd Peter Lopez.
Fisherfolks and other local government officials also witnessed the turn-over ceremonies at a vacant space provided by the Philippine Ports Authority in Tagbilaran.
BFAR Bohol Fishery officer Cresencio Pahamutang explained that the seven town beneficiaries went through stringent screening and evaluation years back to pre-qualify them for the project.
Bojos openly wished the patrol boats would not just be kept as souvenirs but be instruments for the mayors to lead in the commitment of coastal law enforcement.
Governor Edgar Chatto personally expressed his appreciation for the project which partly supplies the lack of equipment needed for Bohol to pursue its efforts of vigilance.
The governor also said that the local peace council has tried to verify reports of not just illegal fishing, coral extraction, sand extraction amidst claims that commercial fishers also encroach into municipal waters to poach.
He said Bohol is so blessed with so much natural resources, citing the coastal environment and resources which not only provided the beauty attracting tourists but also provided the people with the resource they need to live. (Rey Anthony Chiu)
by magnolia_eic | May 18, 2011 | Headlines, National News
HIGH ranking officials from Mindanao were among the names mentioned in the “black book”
owned by suspected car smuggler Allan Bigcas in an inquiry at the House of Representatives
revealed on Monday.
The names of Governor Jalosjos and Sultan Naga Dimaporo Mayor Mutalib Dimaporo (Lanao
del Norte) surfaced as House members opened the “black book” of Bigcas.
Other names mentioned included Mayor Ali, Noah Dimaporo, Edward Emillan, Col. Pimentel,
Boy Plaza, Hannah Toronto, Bullet Jalosjos, among others.
It was not clear what kind of transactions Bigcas entered into with the names mentioned as
he insisted that these individuals were “merely asking him to canvass for the price of several
motorcycle parts” in the U.S. But the “black book” also listed transactions for high-powered
firearms and ammunitions.
He however confirmed ownership of the “black book”, which was recovered by the raiding
NBI teams in his house in Cagayan de Oro.
In joint operations of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) weeks ago, authorities recovered 25 vehicles from the properties of
Bigcas in Cagayan de Oro and Bukidnon. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | May 18, 2011 | Headlines, National News
APPEALING for sobriety, Malacañang on Sunday sought to heal a widening rift between
Church and State over the controversial parenthood bill that last week saw prelates
threatening civil disobedience and President Benigno Aquino III warning he would jail them.
Malacañang yesterday encouraged the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
(CBCP) to a healthy debate over the reproductive health bill in Congress, but only within the
bounds of law – without resorting to anything unlawful, like civil disobedience.
“This is a debate on an issue of national importance. We have different views but discussions
should be within the means of the law,” Secretary Ricky Carandang stressed.
“That is what the President said. There is room for debate, but it doesn’t have to degenerate
to illegal acts or anything like that,” he said, referring to the civil disobedience threat of those
opposed to the RH bill in the House of Representatives.
Some Catholic prelates have indicated they would rather go to jail on charges of sedition –
a warning that no less than President Aquino himself issued to anti-RH bill advocates – than
give up their campaign to promote life. (PIA)
by magnolia_eic | May 18, 2011 | Headlines, National News
Tagbilaran City, May 16 (PIA) – Nanawagan kagahapon ang Malacañang sa mga kritiko ug
supak sa reproductive health bill sa pagkalma ug isentro na lamang ang debate sa tinuod
nga isyu.
Kini human sa hagit nga civil disobedience sa mga anti-RH bill advocates nga gitubag usab
sa Malacañang nga posibleng mag-atubang sa kasong sedis-yon ang mga mosuporta sa
maong panawagan sa mga kritiko sa maong balaodnon.
“Masyado na pong umiinit `yung usapin tungkol po dito, hindi na po `yung issue mismo. Mas
mabuti pong huminahon muna tayo ng konti, at `yung issue na lang muna po ang ating pag-
usapan,” hangyo ni Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte.
Giingong dili maayong ehemplo sa katawhan nga sa higayong adunay dili uyonan ang bisan
unsang grupo sa polisiya sa gobyerno, kini dayon ang ihulga sa maong mga grupo.
There is room for debate, it doesn’t have to degenerate to illegal acts or anything like that,”
pamahayag usab ni Presidential Communications Secretary Ricky Carandang.
Samtang nagpahayag usab silang Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes, Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop
Jose Collin Bagaforo ug Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo nga sundon nila ang Diyos, kaysa
sa tawo ug ang immoral nga balaod nga ipatuman.
“We will obey God rather than men and immoral laws,” matud pa sa pahayag sa mga obispo
kalabot sa isyung pagsang-at og kaso batok sa mga anti-RH bill nga nag-aghat og civil
disobedience sama sa dili pagbayad og buwis.
Mahinomduman nga ang Citizens’ Alliance for the Protection of Human Life ang grupong
nipadayag sa panawagan nga civil disobedience isip balos sa pagsuporta sa gobyerno sa RH
Bill nga ila usab gibabagan.
Nahibaw-an usab kang Sen. Panfilo Lacson nga duha ka semana gikan karon, mahimo
nang sugdan ang debatehan sa plenaryo sa Senado ang RH bill tungod kay human na ang
report sa Senate committee on health and demography mahitungod sa maong isyu.Dungan
niini, nanawagan usab ang senador sa mga pro ug anti-RH bill sa pagkalma ug dili unta
magkapersonalan sa maong isyu. (PIA-Bohol/ecb)
