(Photo taken from NCRPO website)
MANILA – National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief, Maj. Gen. Felipe Natividad, on Tuesday ordered the five police districts to intensify the campaign against illegal gambling activities in their respective areas.
This is in relation to the report that some illegal gambling activities including the “Peryahan ng Bayan” are continuously running and operating.
Natividad also directed the Manila Police District (MPD), Quezon City Police District (QCPD), Northern Police District (NPD), Southern Police District (SPD), and Eastern Police District (EPD) to ensure the "no take policy" in addressing illegal gambling.
“Team NCRPO will intensify its standing policy and campaign against illegal gambling, particularly the illegal numbers game operations. We will also strictly enforce the no-take policy from illegal gambling and other illegal sources. Commanders on the ground in violation of this order will face severe sanctions, " Natividad said in a statement sent to reporters on Tuesday.
Records on the accomplishment of NCRPO in illegal gambling campaign reveal that a total of 123 operations have been conducted for the period May 1 – 15, 2022.
This includes operations against illegal numbers games, video karera/fruit game, and other forms of illegal gambling that led to the arrest of 370 individuals and confiscated 107,455 gambling materials and paraphernalia.
Natividad has called on the Police Community Precinct Commanders, Sub-station Commanders, Chiefs of Police and District Directors of the five districts of NCRPO to strengthen the programs and campaigns against all forms of illegal gambling and fortify the sense of responsibility of current police leaders in invigorating their efforts in addressing unlawful gambling operations with their area of responsibility.
“Upang masawata ang ganitong iligal na gawain, kailangang panatilihin natin ang ating hanay na di masangkot dito. Bantayan natin yung ating mga tao at palagi natin silang paalalahanan na huwag ng subukin o magtangka pang masangkot sa anumang uri ng iligal na gawain. Gayundin kayong mga opisyal at namumuno, maging modelo tayo sa ating mga nasasakupan. Gaya ng parati kong sinasabi, magtrabaho lang tayo ng maayos at tama at laging isapuso ang disiplina (To curb such illegal activities, we need to keep our ranks not to be involved. Let us guard our people and always remind them not to try or attempt to get involved in any kind of illegal activity. As well as you officers and leaders, let us be role models to the public. As I always say, let's just work well and always take discipline to heart),” said Natividad.
Meanwhile, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) and local government units (LGUs) to monitor if the “Peryahan ng Bayan” is continuously operating in their areas and further intensify its campaign against the illegal numbers game.
“Suspendido pa rin po ang operasyon ng Peryahan ng Bayan (PnB) kaya inaatasan ko ang PNP na ipagpatuloy ang maigting na kampanya para supilin ang lahat ng uri ng illegal gambling, kasama na ang PnB (The operation of Peryahan ng Bayan is still suspended so I instruct the PNP to continue its campaign to suppress all forms of illegal gambling, including PnB.),” Año said in a statement on Monday. (PNA)
