By Bohol Chronicle
Police declared an intensified campaign against robberies which escalated during the past few days in the various towns of the province.
PNP Prov'l Director Constantino Barot, Jr. called to an early morning emergency meeting last Tuesday station commanders from 10 town which PNP considers as critical areas in terms of robbery incidents.
These are the towns of Loon, Buenavista, Catigbian, Tubigon, Danao, Panlao, Loboc, Sagbayan, Triidad and Talibon.
He urged the station commanders to disseminate to the public their hotline numbers so information on the presence of suspicious looking persons can be relayed immediately to the police.
For the provincial PNP command, the hotline numbers are: 0912-8089279 (Smart), 0917-3051833 (Globe), while for the Phil. Army its 0908-2682695
He gave the station commanders marching orders to focus on unsolved robberies while intelligence network should be beefed up
LATEST INCIDENTS
Businessman Juan Tabada of Trinidad town was gunned down last Thursday after he tried to resist hold-uppers who flogged down his motorcycle at around 7pm .
Two unidentified suspects waylaid him, poked a gun at him and declared hold-up. When Tabada resisted, the suspect shot him. The robbers carted away P120,000 cash. The suspects immediately fled towards the town of San Miguel, using the victim's motorcycle as their get-away vehicle.
The police earlier recorded an incident of theft in barangay Tawala in the town of Panglao wherein the victim was an American national.
The victims Michael John Puz and lawyer Lisle Wadingan, discovered that there rented room at Sun Apartelle Resort in Tawala, Panglao was ransacked by unidentified suspects.
The suspects took away their laptop, cellphone and jewelries.
Police suspects an inside job as latent prints left by the suspect came from the main entrance with no sign of forced entry.
The other major crime that Barot reported during the PPOC meeting was the incident of attempted rape victimizing a British national, Michelle Mooskyj at around 3 p.m. of August 25.
The victim first met the suspect, Junder Anuever, on August 14, so she had no doubts when he offered her a ride (motorcycle) to Bohol Plaza Resort where she was billeted.
Meanwhile, Absalona Betinol 28, married of Poblacion Centro, Clarin town was robbed by two unknown suspects armed with short firearm. On motorbike from Bato, Buenavista town, the Betinol was accosted and held at gunpoint while robbers took P12,000 cash, gold necklace and cellphone. The suspects fled towards Baluarte, Buenavista town
In Sierra-Bullones, Lucille Jaum 24, single of Cambuac, Sikatuna town and Alina Digal 40, of San Agustin, this town were divested of cash worth P5,000 by two robbers. The victims were collecting money from their clients in the area.
Gualberto Camaso 44, of Liboron, Calape town and an employee of Cebu Micro Enterprises Inc., was the third victim in the series of robberies this week.
Police said Camaso lost P12,000 in cash to two masked robbers somewhere at barangay bacani, Clarin town. The motor-riding suspects fled towards Catigbian town.
The most recent shooting incident was reported in Ubay town the other where Alberto Boyles, 68 of San Francisco was shot while his wife, Maria, 61 was hit in her left leg. The couple was asleep in their hut around 11 p.m. last Thursday when awakened by the unknown assailant.
Police said, the suspect barged iand accosted the 68-year old victim and was ordered to kneel but the victim refused due to old age. The suspect shot the victim at close range using a .45 caliber pistol.
The old Boyles was hit in the chest and was declared on arrival at a hospital, while the wife was rushed to a city hospital. Police recovered a .45 caliber empty shell at the crime scene.
MONITOR EVEN
W/OUT TERRORISTS
Despite the absence of terrorists, the new PNP director said the police are "not taking chances, and continued to constantly monitor suspicious activities."
"The declaration that the province of Bohol is insurgent-free does not guarantee that Bohol is totally insulated. The threat of the communist terrorists' return to Bohol can be effectively addressed through collaborative involvement of the local government unit-led Bohol Local Integrated Security System (BLISS)," Barot said.
He solicited for the "collaborative efforts of all stakeholders" for the province to remain "a safe place to live, work, invest and do business in".
Barot also dismissed the unconfirmed reports on movement of the Special Partisan Unit (SPARU) of the New People's Army within the province, saying the police still have to confirm the information.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
The police provincial director also reported that during the period, August 11-September 20, police have arrested 12 persons in the seven anti-illegal drugs operations which resulted to the filing of seven cases in court.
In its 15 operations against illegal gambling, the police arrested 13 persons and filed nine cases in court.
In the seven operations against illegal possession of firearms, police arrested 13 persons through three instances of alarm call, one police patrol, and three search warrants served. At least six cases had been filed in court.
The 13 operations against illegal fishing during the period resulted to the arrest of 49 persons-five without permit, six using compressor and mesh net, and two for illegal extraction. At least seven cases had been filed in court.
The police force started conducting check points in strategic areas starting midnight last night to monitor prohibited activities within the election period which started yesterday up to November 10.
Prohibited acts during this period includes carrying of firearm or deadly weapons, including wearing of uniforms, insignias, among others.
Other prohibited acts during this period are alteration of territory of a precinct or establishment of a new precinct as provided in Section 5 of Republic Act 8189; illegal release of prisoners; organizing or maintaining reaction or strike forces or similar forces, transfer and detail of officers and employees in the civil service, including public school teachers; suspension of any elective provincial, city, municipal or barangay officer; and use of security personnel or bodyguards by candidates whether or not such bodyguards are regular members of officers of the Philippine National Police (PNP) or the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) or other government law enforcement agency.
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