Saturday, October 17, 2015

Camarines Norte police strengthens crime watch through VIPS

From Vox Bikol (Oct 16): Camarines Norte police strengthens crime watch through VIPS

 
DAET, Camarines Norte – The Camarines Norte Police Provincial Office (CNPPO) has strengthened crime watch in this province through its Visibility in Placards and Signboard (VIPS) or hotlines where to report incidents in every municipalities.

This was during the monthly “Talakayan sa PIA” of the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Camarines Norte held recently in celebration with the peace month in September.

The VIPS also adhere to the “Oplan Lambat Sibat” project of the Philippine National Police (PNP) which is to lessen criminalities in the community along with the text blast project which informs the stakeholders, media and the public on the reported crimes in the province.

PSupt. Rhoderick B. Campo, deputy director for operation said that they are on process of planning for the implementation of the “Oplan Lambat Sibat” in the deputation of 95% of personnel in the field and 5% in the office.

This is a strategy to reduce crime, ensure public safety and to have a quality of life of the community, he said.

PSupt. Wilmor G. Halamani, police community relation officer/ public information officer on the other hand said that VIPS is very effective in solving criminality in the area because people are involved in the reporting of incidents in their respective barangays.

The effectiveness of the VIPS was also attested by the chief of police of the 12 municipalities of the province who also discussed crime incidents reports relative to the use of the hotlines.

On the other hand, PSupt. Winston de Belen, deputy police provincial director said that aside from the globe hotlines they will soon provide smart hotlines for the VIPS.

Lt. Col. Medel Aguilar, commanding officer, 49th infantry division of the Philippine Army (PA) on the other hand said that capability of the New People’s Army was already reduced from two groups to one and now focusing in Labo  area expanding in Capalonga and Jose Panganiban.

Cristopher R. Azucena, Bicol coordinator for the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) on the other hand said that one of the agenda of President Benigno Aquino III is peace in the rule of law which was stipulated in the Philippine Development Plan  (PDP) 2010 -2016.

He said that this include PAMANA, a peace and development framework program which aims to help conflict and affected areas through the implementation of infrastructure projects and livelihood programs.

He said that the program where able to implement a total of P522 million worth of projects from 2011-2015 in the province aside from the P139.5 million in 2016 to be funded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) and Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

http://www.voxbikol.com/article/20151016/camarines-norte-police-strengthens-crime-watch-through-vips

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