Saturday, September 27, 2008

Proposals on crime prevention in Kalinga bared

Acting to thwart the alarming rise of the crime rate in the province, Kalinga board member Efraim Orodio proposed two resolutions for the local government units to act on.

In a motion during the recent Sangguniang Panlalawigan regular session, Orodio, citing Section 51b(2) of Republic Act 6975, said that local government units are mandated to come up with an Integrated Community Safety Plan (ICSP) identifying the action plans and peace and order thrusts of the different municipalities here.

The plan, he said, should reflect the responsibility of each department as basis for their programs and logistics. This he explained will also provide outside sectors or agencies the groundwork for inputs to augment the LGUs’ efforts on their peace and order programs.

Each municipality he said should submit its ICSP to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan for proper action.

Being the chairman of the Provincial Peace and Order Council, the provincial governor is responsible in overseeing the Provincial Public Safety Plan Implementation prepared in consideration of the municipal ICSPs, Orodio informed.

The formulation of the plan he said would ensure the sustainability and continuity of the province’s peace and order efforts since this will serve as the blueprint for the incumbent and upcoming officials of the provincial and municipal government units as well as the Kalinga PNP provincial director.

In support of this move, Vice Governor Jocel Baac suggested that City Mayor Camilo Lammawin Jr. immediately convene the City Peace and Order Council (CPOC) to come up with its plan considering that most of the recent crimes were committed in Tabuk City. The request was directed to the city’s chief of police, Colonel Alfredo Dangani, who was representing the provincial director and the city mayor during the session.

In another motion, Orodio requested for Gov. Floydelia R. Diasen to consider and immediately act on two previous resolutions that were both approved by the SP in support of the proposal of the Provincial Development Council. First is to provide the Kalinga Provincial Police Office’s request for P300,000.00 and the repair of their two police patrol cars.

The requests were made to provide the needed logistics and mobilization equipment for the PNP to monitor and conduct patrols and to increase police visibility in the province.

In his discourse, Orodio said that if only provincial police director Maximino Valiente and city mayor Lammawin responded to the call of the SP to join the September 16 regular session it would have been an opportunity for them to discuss the present peace and order issues.

“We are not looking for faults but we are trying to find time to discuss and help find solutions and recommendations on the issues,” he said clarifying the reason of the SP’s summon.

He underscored that there is a need to “sit together and see what each can do” on the negative perception of the people on provincial director Valiente and the PNP members due to the indiscriminate commission of crimes especially in public areas around the city.

Dangani said that both officials could not personally appear as requested since both are occupied with other official duties during their scheduled appearance at the SP session. **By Gigi Dumallig, PIA, ZZW

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