Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 26) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) are stepping up efforts to combat street crime all over the country.
This according to PNP Chief PGen. Oscar Albayalde, who says the move is in response to the call of President Rodrigo Duterte to enforce laws and ordinances to rid crime in communities.
A statement from the PNP said a memorandum was issued to Police Regional Offices and National Operations Support Units, reminding all regional directors and commanders to “intensify and monitor the strict implementation of laws and local ordinances through arrest of violators such as those drinking and smoking in public places, roaming the streets without shirts, using karaoke beyond the allowed time, minors violating curfew hours, and others.”
The PNP chief also said they would coordinate with local and barangay officials in enforcing the ordinances to ensure “peaceful and safe communities for all.”
In the statement, Albayalde said the PNO would “sustain operations and initiatives by means of conduct of of Oplan Sita, Oplan Bulabog, Oplan Bakal, and other anti-criminality operations.”
“I only remind them that our operational thrust is the active presence and aggressive deployment of our policemen on the streets that must be seen and felt by the community,” he said.
PNP units have also been told to launch drives for the enactment of ordinances in places where there are no such rules supporting the PNP’s efforts to deter street crime.
