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Jan
27
Metro-wide CCTV network proposed by NCRPO
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For fears that the bus bombing in Makati and other similar situations occur on a more regular basis, the National Capital Region Police Office is proposing the creation of a metro-wide CCTV network.
According to NCRPO chief Director Nicanor Bartolome, there is an immediate need for the project to be implemented with the spate of carnappings and the recent bombing.
He also asked for the assistance of the private sector as well as the LGU’s for support on the extra security measure.
At the moment, there are several LGU’s who have CCTV’s installed within their city’s but Bartolome said the cameras are not enough that is why he is calling for private citizens and local government units to donate cameras.
Jan
27
Asian Hospital doctors charged with tax evasion
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Jan
27
Liberation of Parañaque celeb set
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Parañaque City Mayor Florencio Bernabe, Jr. will join the city’s World War II veterans in the commemoration of the 66th Anniversary of the Liberation of Parañaque on February 4, 2011.
The event is organized yearly by the 16th Parañaque Veterans District/VFP, NCR to honor the courage and sacrifice of Parañaqueños who fought and died for their country in the Second World War and to instill the virtue of patriotism among fellow citizens.
“Many Parañaqueños sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom. It is fitting that we honor the memory of their courage, valor, gallantry and love of country.” Mayor Bernabe said.
The traditional wreath-laying by surviving veterans and city officials and flower offering by the widows and sons and daughters of veterans will be held at the Parañaque Veterans Memorial Monument. Program proper will follow at the San Dionisio Multi-Purpose Gymnasium after a civic-military parade.
The officers of the 16th Parañaque Veterans District are Orestes Lopez (District Commander); Vice Marcial de la Isla (Vice-Dist. Cmdr.); Paulino Villareal (Sec./Adjutant); Ismael Allanigue (Auditor); Florence Nellie Noriel (PRO); Pablo Santos (Asst. PRO); Anacorita de Leon (Bus. Manager); Lydia Peñafuerte (Chaplain); Emilio Lopez (Bus. Mgr.); Julia Santos (Sgt.-at-Arms); Post Commanders Paulino Villareal; Feliciano Frijas; Marcial de la Isla; Lauro Chavez; Primo Paulino; Ricardo de la Cruz; Pio Berenguel; and Cezar Toledanes; Advisory Council Members Dr. Arsenio Santiago and Florence Nellie Noriel.
Jan
27
Las Piñas Police, car dealers ink safety measures vs. carnapping
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LAS PINAS City Mayor Vergel Aguilar yesterday lauded the effort of car dealers and the city police force in forging safety measures to further strengthen the campaign against the incidents of carnapping and carjacking in the city.
Aguilar said about 20 car dealers signed the safety measures with the law enforcers following a dialogue presided over by City Police Chief, Senior Superintendent Romulo Emocling Sapitula.
|Earlier, Aguilar has ordered Sapitula to initiate dialogue with local car dealers in the wake of kidnapping, carjacking incidents and the killings of Verson Evangelista and Emerson Lozano. Both were found dead after a supposed car buyer test drive their respective vehicles.
Sapitula, in a report to Aguilar, disclosed that among the safety measures adopted by the car dealers are to request the prospective buyer for valid identifications; the name, address and contact number of the prospective buyer should be written in the log book affixing their signature; maximum of two (2) persons shall be allowed to board the vehicle for test drive; road test sticker or printed tarpaulin with markings “LP road test” shall be attached to the rear portion of the vehicle; route of the road test shall only be within Las Piñas jurisdiction and about one kilometer from the car dealer’s establishment and vice versa; and car dealers must inform TOC hotline whenever conducting road test by the prospective buyer.
Car dealers also agreed to install CCTV at the showroom and office; car lock of all vehicle/car for sale shall be observed; police hotline shall be posted in all car dealers showroom and strategic places; and would immediately inform the police of any suspicious person who poses as buyers.
Aside from the safety measures inked between the police and car dealers, Aguilar also ordered the city police to further heighten their surveillance and monitoring activities to pre-empt any attempt of carnapping incidents and killings.
“Time and again, I advocate police visibility as necessary measure to protect the citizenry from criminal elements. I also urged the residents to be vigilant for their own safety and security and cooperate with authorities in the upkeep of peace and order,” Aguilar said. (END)
Jan
25
According to a Facebook friend, a source from inside Las Pinas City Hall told him that they would not be releasing a new batch of Friendship Route stickers this year.
This means that the 2007 batch of stickers will still be honored by participating villages. This also means that new cars bought after the last issuance of the Friendship Route stickers last 2007 will still not be able to have them on their cars.
For villagers whose houses are directly being affected by vehicles passing the shortcut (longcut?), this may be good news since the number of cars passing by their roads will not increase.
For LP residents who have new cars, this means they have to traverse the perpetual traffic along Alabang-Zapote Road.
And we know how fun it is to pass by Las Pinas’ main thoroughfare especially now with all the Maynilad diggings and the ever-present obedient jeepney and bus drivers there. Yes, we’re being sarcastic.
Many individuals had also resorted to replicating the Friendship Route stickers and selling them for P300 to even P1,000.
The Las Pinas City Council however is bent on stopping this illegal practice by strictly implementing an ordinance apprehending or penalizing vehicles bearing these fake stickers and also those that are laminated.
What we’ve observed is that these new vehicles just pay the “entrance fee” just so they could avoid the traffic in Alabang-Zapote Road and go home to their loved ones.
Just for discussions sake, if City Hall does release Friendship Route stickers this year, will traffic along Alabang-Zapote Road (connecting Las Pinas to Paranaque, Cavite and Muntinlupa) really be eliminated or lessened?
I guess we’ll never find out this year if rumors are true.
