Egloso says PNP now using Facebook

TACLOBAN CITY – The Philippine National Police has now its own account at the popular social network Facebook as part of thier campaign to solve crimes.

This was revealed by the chief of the police community relations of the PNP-8, Superintendent Elizar Egloso.

He said that their Facebook account was alreadylaunched in the Camp Crame and now ready to connect to every individuals in the whole country.

Egloso said this is to widen the PNP networks because they need the cooperation of the community in order to find the fugitives and those who engages in illegal activities,Egloso said.

However, he also said that they will check first the veracity of the information that being sent to their account in Facebook before they can take an action to every report.

He appealed to the public not to deceive the PNP by giving wrong or false information and not to use it as a joke. Instead he asked their full cooperation to help them in the campaign against criminality.

“I strongly believe that through the Facebook we can reduce the crime rate in the country in order to maintain the peace and order in the society”, Egloso said.

Egloso encouraged the public to add them in their Facebook through pnp.pio@gmail.com. (Noel Sevillano Talacay)

TOMECO as partner of TCPO on curfew implementation

TACLOBAN CITY – The Traffic Operations Management Enforcement and Control Office (TOMECO) committed their support for the implementation of curfew in the city as planned by the Tacloban city police station.

This was confirmed by Jobs Lagutan, TOMECO information officer, who added that their office was tapped for partnership to help the curfew program by the city police so that it will be implemented properly and be part in solving criminality in the city specially in rescuing minors.

He revealed that their task is to give lectures on values, good characters and other formation subject that will help them realize what is good and what is bad for them.

“We are glad that the TOMECO office will serve as the instrument in disciplining the young Taclobanons that is supposed to be the task of their parents,” Lagotan said.

He opined that through this program, they can rescue young people from the bad environment that influence them to become criminal.

“Our young generations nowadays are very intelligent, so what they need is guidance from the old ones so that they can use their intelligence to become productive citizens and for the betterment of society,” Lagutan said.

He also appealed to the parents to monitor their children and give them the necessary guidance as well.

Earlier, the Tacloban City Police Office has implemented curfew in the city with the approval City Mayor Alfred Romualdez in partnership with the TOMECO and the city social welfare office.

The purpose of this program is to give solution and address criminality in the city involving minors who are being used by adults in carrying their illegal acts.(NOEL SEVILLANO TALACAY)

PNP-8 captures notorious robbery gang in EV

CAMP RUPERTO KANGLEON, PALO,Leyte – Police authorities in the region arrested the members of one of the most notorious robbery groups in the region.

Police Supt. Elizar Patano Egloso, of the police and community relations office of the Philippine National Police-8, revealed that the suspected robbery gang members were apprehended in a checkpoint in Brgy. Bobonon, Alang-alang, Leyte this week.

Egloso identified the three suspects as Dexter Ranis, alias “Ewar,” 27, married, jobless and a resident of Brgy. P. Barrates, Alang-alang Leyte, Rondio Pasaque, 47, married, farmer laborer and a resident of Brgy. Buntay, Dagami, Leyte and Reynald Homeres, 29, married and residing at Brgy. Patong, Pastrana, Leyte.

Confiscated from the three suspects were two fragmentation grenade and one bladed weapon measuring about 10 inches long, .38 cal. revolver without serial number, five live ammos for cal. .38 and one unit Nokia cellphone, one homemade shotgun with two live ammos for 12 gauge.

“The suspects were riding color blue “Rusi” motorcycle with a Plate Number Number 3237-HG, and this robbery group is named as “Estelo Gang and Homeres Group,” Egloso said.

According to Egloso, police authorities recieved an information that the gang was about to rob a certain Engr. Alejandro Cinco residing in poblacion Alangalang.

With this information, the police team immediately set up a checkpoint that resulted to the apprehension of the group, Egloso said. The suspects were brought to Alangalang police station for further investigation where charges for illegal possession of firearms, ammunitions, deadly wapon and attempted robbery would be filed against them. (NOEL SEVILLANO TALACAY)

4Ps offers livelihood assistance through LBP

TACLOBAN CITY – As to continue the noble purpose of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program(4P’s), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD–8) will expand the project in order to serve more poor families in the region.

Hermanito Mangalao, 4P’s regional project evaluation officer, confirmed the tie-up between the DSWD and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), which offers more livelihood assistance to all the recipients of the 4P’s in the region.

Magalao said this special livelihood project came into realization after the meeting and discussion with the officials of the LBP.
The said project will be piloted in Northern Samar covering the of municipalities of Silvino Lubos, Las Navas, Mapanas, Catubig, Lapinig, Lope de Vega, Mondragon, Palapag, San Roque and Pambujan.

The said project will be given through the two SEA-KABAYANS in Northern Samar in the municipalities of San Isidro and Bobon, where every kabayan will be benefited with livelihood projects, home improvement and shelter construction.

Meanwhile, Magalao said that for this year,they have set targets for every program of 4P’s and they are optimistic that they can meet or achieve their target before the year ends.

According to the data given, in SEA-K for level 1, they have a target of 10 municipalities in Northern Samar – a total of 4,320 members formed 144 SKAs to be established with the amount of P43,200,000 funding from 4P’s.

In Samar, the target of 25 municipalities as set 2, having 360 SKAs to be established with a 10,800 expected members, and have an amount of P108,000,000 as total funding.

In the provinces of Leyte, Southern Leyte, Biliran and Eastern Samar, they have a target of 16,695 members, 609 SKAs to be established with P166,950.000 fund as for the level 1 and for level 2 they have a target of 220 members, 6 SKAs to be established and P4,400,000 funding.

The core principle of the said program is to maintain and provide earnings to poor families in the region, so that we can help them to augment their status in the society and bestow them a sustainable development in order to reduce poverty in the region, Magalao said. (Noel Sevillano Talacay)

TOMECO as partner of TCPO on curfew implementation

TACLOBAN CITY – The Traffic Operations Management Enforcement and Control Office (TOMECO) committed their support for the implementation of curfew in the city as planned by the Tacloban city police station.

This was confirmed by Jobs Lagutan, TOMECO information officer, who added that their office was tapped for partnership to help the curfew program by the city police so that it will be implemented properly and be part in solving criminality in the city specially in rescuing minors.

He revealed that their task is to give lectures on values, good characters and other formation subject that will help them realize what is good and what is bad for them.

“We are glad that the TOMECO office will serve as the instrument in disciplining the young Taclobanons that is supposed to be the task of their parents,” Lagotan said.

He opined that through this program, they can rescue young people from the bad environment that influence them to become criminal.

“Our young generations nowadays are very intelligent, so what they need is guidance from the old ones so that they can use their intelligence to become productive citizens and for the betterment of society,” Lagutan said.

He also appealed to the parents to monitor their children and give them the necessary guidance as well.

Earlier, the Tacloban City Police Office has implemented curfew in the city with the approval City Mayor Alfred Romualdez in partnership with the TOMECO and the city social welfare office.

The purpose of this program is to give solution and address criminality in the city involving minors who are being used by adults in carrying their illegal acts.(NOEL SEVILLANO TALACAY)