CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - The leadership of the Pampanga Police Provincial Office (PPPO) claimed that checkpoints being conducted by the Regional Special Operations Task group (RSOTG) had resulted to lesser crime incidents in the province.
“Mula ng magkaroon tayo ng mga checkpoints at dumami ang mga pulis sa kalsada ay nabawasan ang mga street crimes natin sa Pampanga,” Superintendent R’win Pagkalinawan, police provincial director said.
He stressed intensified police operations in various municipalities prevented lawless elements from doing illegal activities.
Pagkalinawan told Sun Star Pampanga that the inclusion of Pampanga in the 15 provinces that are considered hot spots in the 2013 mid-term elections may be considered as a challenge that may eventually lead to the success of elections in the province.
“Hindi naman tayo tumitigil sa trabaho, andyan lagi ang ating mga pulis nagbabantay para masiguro ang tahimik na pagsasagawa ng eleksiyon,” he added.
However, he clarified that checkpoint is only limited to visual search.
“Kailangan yung mga pulis natin ay properly identified, magalang at nakapuwesto sa maliwanag na lugar,” Pagkalinawan explained.
It can be recalled that Interior Secretary Manuel "Mar" Roxas identified Pampanga as one of the "high-risk" areas for violence along with Abra, Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Cagayan, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Cavite, Masbate, Samar, Misamis Occidental, Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and Basilan.
These provinces were chosen based on several factors, including the existence of private armed groups, threat groups, and history of election-related violence.
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