ANTI-CRIMINALITY. Indang, Cavite police personnel are intensifying their barangay visits and information and education campaign to seek the support of village officials in their anti-criminality and war on illegal drugs to achieve a drug-cleared first class town of Cavite. (Photo courtesy of Indang MPS)
INDANG, Cavite - The local police have intensifying its anti-criminality and war against illegal drugs after eight barangays of the 36 barangays in this town have been drug-cleared.
Chief Insp. Mark Gatdula, this town’s acting police chief, said Monday they are seeking heightened support from the local government unit (LGU) and the barangays to eradicate illegal drugs and crimes in the locality.
“The local police have eight drug-cleared barangays, and we want to improve more to clear other barangays so that the crime rate in this first class municipality will go down,” Gatdula assured.
The drug-cleared barangays are Guyam Munti, Harasan, Limbon, Carasuchi, Tambo Balagbag, Poblacion 3, Kaytambog and Mataas na Lupa with 28 more that are up for drug-clearing operations.
“To demonstrate the local village officials’ cooperation, the barangay officials have undergone the drug tests in line with the drug-free workplace campaign for barangay drug-clearing,” he added.
He said the local cops are also conducting their barangay visitation to brief local village leaders and discuss laws pertaining to abuses against women and children, curfew for minors, ‘Clean Rider Campaign’, “Oplan Kadena”, and other anti-criminality Campaign.
Gatdula said the local police's 'Oplan Kadena' (operational plan chain) encourages local residents and owners of motorcycles to chain-lock their vehicles when parked.
“Hinimihok ho namin ang mga motorcycle owners na ikadena ang mga motorcycle unit nila kapag sila magpa-park sa ibat-ibang lugar para makaiwas ho tayo sa pagnakaw ng ating mga motorsiklo (We are encouraging motorcycle owners to secure their motorcycles with chain-lock if they would park in any area to avoid motorcycle-napping),” he said.
He said that the local police have been urging motorcycle owners to register their respective two-wheeled vehicles at the police station under the police’s “Clean Rider” campaign, an initiative to rid the streets of unregistered or stolen motorcycles used by notorious riding-in-tandem criminals.
The police said the procedure to be declared "clean" motorcycle owners requires them to submit either the receipt of purchase of the motorbike or the vehicle’s certificate of registration, the owner’s driver’s license, and a government-issued identification card.
The “clean” riders could easily be spotted with the police stylized-badge sticker design with the semblance of the sun in the Philippine flag attached to the motorcycle.
The sticker is also color-coded according to the city or municipality where the motorcycle is registered. (Dennis Abrina/PNA)
