TACLOBAN CITY, Dec. 29 (PNA) –- The Philippine
National Police (PNP) regional office has ordered police chiefs in Eastern
Visayas to step up security measures to prevent bombing incidents, following
the explosion at the town plaza of Hilongos, Leyte that injured 32 people.
On Thursday morning, PNP Eastern Visayas Regional
Director Chief Supt. Elmer Beltejar issued a directive “to initiate appropriate
counter measures to preempt or negate any similar incident that might transpire
in their respective areas of responsibility.”
“The PNP will remain steadfast in performing its
mandated tasks to ensure the safety of the people who live and sojourn in the
region, free from threats and harm,” Beltejar said in a statement.
The police official condemned the explosion
incident that injured 32 people, based on official reports. There were about
500 people packed at the town plaza to watch an amateur boxing bout on
Wednesday night when an improvised explosive device went off around 9:30 p.m.
The boxing event is part of the town’s annual
fiesta celebration.
“The PNP will also continue to exert all its
efforts to bring other perpetrators of crimes to justice and will hold them
responsible for their criminal acts,” Beltejar added.
Out of 32 victims, 16 were already treated while 16
are still recuperating in different hospitals – six at Hilongos District
Hospital; five at Hilongos Baptist Hospital, two at Living Hope Hospital in
Maasin City, and three at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in this
city. (PNA)
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