ORMOC CITY, Leyte, May 29 -- The city police here
encouraged the public to enjoy the city’s calmness following the declaration of
martial law in Mindanao, adding the metropolis was not directly affected after
all.
City police chief Sr. Supt. Ramil L. Ramirez urged
locals to remain vigilant and report immediately to the authorities for
possible sightings of suspicious persons in the neighborhood.
He expressed assurance that the local police were
doing their tasks together with the troops from the Philippine Army in ensuring
public safety.
“We have intensified our normal routines together
with the army soldiers in conducting checkpoints at strategic areas. Along with
this is the increased visibility of the composite team and conduct roving even
at the secluded villages,” Ramirez said.
“Suspicious groups are also checked to ensure the
safety of the community,” he went on.
The police have augmented personnel at the local
port to work with the Philippine Coast Guard in safeguarding the coming in and
out of tourists and also to halt bad elements who may barge into the peaceful
city.
The Aviation Security Group takes care of the
safety at the airport located some eight kilometers from the city.
City public safety company chief Supt. Joel Camacho
said seaborne patrol operations with Bantay Dagat had been done at the city
shores in support to the Coast Guard.
“These are aside from enforcing city fishing
ordinance wherein just recently, the team confiscated unlicensed fishing
paraphernalia and unregistered motorized boat from local fisher folks,” he
said.
Ramirez also assured that they were keeping close
eye at the city boundaries safeguarding against entries of possible bad
elements.
Ormoc City is a first class independent component
city in Leyte province in Eastern Visayas region and home to 215,031 people,
making it the second most-populous city in the province after Tacloban City,
the regional capital. The city is the economic, cultural, commercial and
transportation hub of western Leyte.(Elvie Roman Roa/PNA)
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