Cavite News February 2012

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Wars of ancient history were about possessions, territory, power, control, family, betrayal, lover's quarrel, politics and sometimes religion.

But we are in the Modern era and supposedly more educated and enlightened .

Think about this. Don't just brush off these questions.

  • Why is RELIGION still involved in WARS? Isn't religion supposed to be about PEACE?
  • Ask yourself; What religion always campaign to have its religious laws be accepted as government laws, always involved in wars and consistently causing WARS, yet insists that it's a religion of peace?

WHY??

There are only two kinds of people who teach tolerance:
  1. The Bullies. They want you to tolerate them so they can continue to maliciously deprive you. Do not believe these bullies teaching tolerance, saying that it’s the path to prevent hatred and prejudice.
  2. The victims who are waiting for the right moment to retaliate. They can’t win yet, so they tolerate.
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Naic Cavite, Historical Plaque

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Cavite farmers' cooperative gets financial support

NAIC, Cavite- The Palangue Agrarian Reform Cooperative of this coastal municipality has received P400,000 worth of financial support from the Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation (PMFTC) through their corporate social responsibility program.

This was recently announced by Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer (PARO), Cynthia Lapid noting that this financial help was given to sustain the cooperative’s vegetable trading, loan assistance, mini-grocery and selling of other products such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and other farm supplies.

Ms. Lapid further explained that “Corporate Social Responsibility program is a commitment of business establishments to contribute to economic development and improving the quality of life of the people and PMFTC is known for helping other people through their CSR program.”

PMFTC Representative Engr. Boyet Mercado said that their corporation’s CSR is a nationwide campaign and their choice of Palangue cooperative for its livelihood component serves as a pilot-project.

“If this cooperative becomes more successful, we will also grant financial support to other farmers’ cooperative nationwide” said Engr. Boyet Mercado.

Palangue Agrarian Reform cooperative president, Joselito Tibayan thanked the PMFTC and the DAR for choosing their cooperative and said that this support will greatly help improve the services it is providing their farmer-members and the community in general. He also added that not only does he thank them for the financial support but also for understanding the farmers’ needs as well.

Cavite gov’t intensifies campaign against dengue

TRECE MARTIRES CITY- In response to the increasing number of Caviteños afflicted with dengue all year round, the provincial government of Cavite has intensified its campaign against thedisease.

Through the provincial government-environment and natural resources office, (PG-ENRO) the Cavite anti-dengue regular clean-up drive was conducted recently in Barangay Labac, Naic, Cavite.

The PG-ENRO was joined by the provincial engineering office, provincial health office (PHO), Philippine National Police, Department of Education and the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

Prior to the clean-up activity, the PHO lectured about dengue, giving importance to the need for a regular clean-up to avert the increase in dengue cases.

According to PG-ENRO, they are looking forward to the usual support of the people in the fight against dengue and other diseases.

"We are one in building a healthy environment for our people,” PG-ENRO said.

The Cavite anti-dengue regular clean-up drive was launched in barangays San Agustin and De Ocampo, this city, September 16, 2011 in response to the directive of Gov. Jonvic C. Remulla to prevent the spread of dengue in the province.

Bacoor officials remind public: Regulate use of plastic bags, styrofoam

BACOOR, Cavite- Local officials here are advising their citizen and business establishments that there was already an ordinance that regulates the use of plastic bags and Styrofoam with corresponding penalties for those who violate the said order.

Municipal Ordinance No. 14-S-2002 entitled: “An Ordinance Regulating the use of Plastic Bags and Polystyrene (common name Styrofoam), providing penalties for violations thereof” was enacted last November 19, 2002 and was sponsored by then Councilor Hubert Gervacio, then chairman on Committee on Ordinance and Legal Matter.

The order specifically stated under Section 2: “It shall be unlawful for vendors to distribute plastic bags and/or Styrofoam to vendees in order for the latter to carry food//or merchandise purchased from the former.”

Violators shall face a penalty ranging from Php1,000.00 for first offense, Php2,500.00 for the second offense and a revocation of business permit for the third offense. The owner president and/or general manager of the business establishment will be held liable.

This ordinance sits well with Mayor Strike Revilla’s upcoming environmental fun run entitled: Let’s Run para sa Kalikasan” (Plastic is Out; Green is In) slated this coming March 3, Saturday, 4:30 am (assembly point: Emilu’s Mart-RFC Molino). The said event aims to launch the said ordinance.

Caviteños await Pahimis Festival

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite– All are set for the much awaited 2-day Pahimis Festival at the town plaza of Amadeo were local and foreign tourists are expected to witness this yearly event.

Pahimis is a coffee festival of thanksgiving by the farmers as they gave away his last can of harvest. It’s a traditional offering made by the farmers for their bountiful harvest.

Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan who is the committee chairman of Agriculture and Food Committee and Secretary Proceso J. Alcala of the Department of Agriculture will be the guest of honor and speaker.

Provincial officials led by Governor Jonvic Remulla and Amadeo Mayor Benjarde Villanueva will lead the formal opening of the festival where a grand parade and street dance awaits the visitors. It will be followed by the opening of trade fair and exhibits, performances of street dancers and cultural show in the afternoon onwards.

On the second day, the office of the Provincial Governor in cooperation with the local government and Capstone Systems, Incorporated, a private company will be sponsoring the Takbo Para sa Kapihan. After the fun run, a coffee tree planting activity, seminar on coffee quality refresher course, a coffee farm tour, thanksgiving mass, and a music and variety show will cap the last day of festivities.

This year celebration with the theme: “Pahimis, Atin Ito” will highlight the awarding of the most coffee farmer

It is an annual celebration aimed to promote the town’s coffee industry and support the local tree growers and at the same time, for domestic and global consumption to enhance coffee yields and restore the interest of farmers in coffee farming.

Cavite focuses on becoming ISO certified

TRECE MARTIRES CITY– A countdown at the office of the Provincial Information and Community Affairs Department (PICAD) for Cavite and Sangguniang Panlalawigan is a clear manifestation that this premier province is aiming to be the country’s first ISO-certified province in the next couple months.

ISO is an acronym of International Organization for Standardization, the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards.

In the countdown message, Governor Jonvic Remulla illustrated that his administration is “committed to provide the people of Cavite prompt, effective and efficient services in the areas of social, economic, environment and local administration; delivered with competence, honesty, integrity, equality, transparency and accountability thus making Cavite First Class, World Class.”

This kind of commitment sits well with President Aquino’s Social Development, Good Governance and the Rule of Law set forth in the Philippine Development Plan.

This clear indication was part of Governor Jonvic Remulla’s discussion with development stakeholders during last year New Business Direction forum held in Tagaytay City where he mentioned that the province is heading towards a positive growth pattern and should aspire to be a first class province not only in terms of governance but in all aspects of development.

Sources revealed that as early as January, several heads and employees at the provincial capitol started to undergo ISO orientation and training aimed to further improved the quality of services and other requirements needed to achieve the ISO certification.

According to ISO-Quality-Manual.com ISO quality standard is “aimed at increasing your quality, decreasing mistakes, decreasing returns, and increasing customer satisfaction. In today’s increasingly competitive business environment, customer satisfaction is more important than ever. An ISO quality system provides an organized framework for improving your organization, and improving your customers’ satisfaction with your product or service. Having an ISO quality system is a way of telling potential customers that you have your act together, that you are serious about quality, and that your company is worth looking at as a supplier. It truly is an international quality standard.”

TESDA-Cavite to host reg'l skills contest

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite– The provincial office of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will be hosting the 2012 Regional Skills Competition among the winners of the skills competitions of the five provinces of CALABARZON.

It will be held on February 15-17 at the Sisters of Mary (SOM) -Boystown and Girlstown- in Barangay Adlas in Silang.

The activity recognizes the skills competence of the skilled workers and graduates of Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) institutions and is in partnership with the Regional Technical Vocational Educators Association (RTVEA).

In a letter address to Governor Jonvic Remulla Leticia O. Ogbac, TESDA Provincial Director revealed the following areas for competition. These are: automobile technology, beauty therapy, cooking, electrical installations technology, fashion, graphic design, industrial electronics, IT software applications, IT web design, ladies/men’s hairdressing, mechatronics servicing, mechanical engineering design-CAD, refrigeration, restaurant service and welding.

This was the results of the successful provincial skills competition of the skilled workers last year (November 25) which was also held at the SOM.

PG-ENRO holds livelihood training on recycle wastes

KAWIT, Cavite- As part of the microeconomic policy and social development of the national government to combat poverty and to provide alternative source of income, the provincial government environment and natural resources office (PG-ENRO) through the Waste Management Division recently conducted a livelihood training of recycle wastes in Barangay Santa Isabel.

This activity was part of the PG-ENRO advocacy program called “Waste Minimization Project.”

Participants gained new skills and knowledge and at the same time increase their awareness on how to address the problem on solid waste management in their areas.

According to Engineer Rey Santos who represented Kawit Mayor Tik Aguinaldo the municipal government was very supportive to this kind of activity and are hoping that this livelihood training can be implemented in other barangays. On the other hand, Acting Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer Galicano Columna expressed similar support for the project.

During the training, participants taught to gain information on several decorative items such as pencil holders, curtains and bags through the use of recyclable materials. They were given a certificate of attendance at the end of the training.

PG-ENRO has its vision to address the problem of solid waste by conducting this kind of program, promoting wastes segregation and informed the citizens that improper waste disposal can cause clogging of canals and waterways which contribute to climate change and pollution.

Cavite Aims For ISO Certification

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite — Cavite is in the running to be the country’s first ISO-certified province in the next four months, Capitol officials said Sunday.

The officials said that some provincial office heads and employees started to undergo ISO orientation and training as early as January.

With the development, Cavite is the first province in the country which gave emphasis on the ISO processes in a bid to improve further the administration’s performance and services and achieve the highest standard in governance and economic development.

ISO is another term for International Organization for Standardization which was derived from the Greek word “isos” which means “equal.”

ISO is a group which oversees standard set for organizations and businesses to assure its best services and production or accomplishments.

The move to get the ISO-certification for Cavite and Sangguniang Panglalawigan (Provincial Board) in 2012 was included in the New Business Direction program launched recently by Governor Jonvic Remulla and his administration.

Dr. Eva R. Defiesta, Provincial Public Employment Service Office (PESO) manager said it is a pride and honor for Caviteños to be tagged as the first ISO-certified province.

In a statement in connection with the ISO-certification, Remulla said: “We commit ourselves to provide the people of Cavite prompt, effective and efficient services in the areas of social, economic, environment and local administration; delivered with competence, honesty, integrity, equality, transparency and account-ability thus making Cavite first-class, world-class.”

To keep the commitment, Remulla said he and the administration officials and employees will comply with applicable requirements, implement human resource development and values formation programs, adopt innovative approaches to deliver services, continuously improve systems and procedures and sustain the culture of good governance reflective of good politics among the leaders.

This developed even before the provincial government and the cities and towns of Cavite were awarded the “Seal of Good Housekeeping” by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo for complying with the agency's Full Disclosure Policy (FDP).

The DILG also adjudged Cavite as one of the country’s top 10 performing provinces citing its performance management system (PMS) and given the Regional Gawad Pamana ng Lahi 2011 Award for exemplary performance in good governance.

Cavite Hosts Events With Bartolome

CAMP GEN. PANTALEON GARCIA, Cavite, Philippines — Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, is set to lead the tree-planting activity Sunday in Tagaytay City and speak at Monday’s flag ceremony in Trece Martires City, the Police Provincial Office (PPO) said.

Bartolome will join police officers and volunteers in planting trees on the Tagaytay International Convention Center (TICC) grounds in Barangay Kaybagal South at 9 a.m. Sunday, the PPO said.

From the TICC, Bartolome will proceed to Barangay Francisco for a meeting with officers and members of Rotary Club-Camp Crame.

Tagaytay Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino welcomed and lauded the PNP tree-planting activities as it is good for the country and the people.

The tree-planting is a project of Bartolome and the 140,000-strong police force to help the government mitigate change in the country.

The commitment of the PNP is to plant 10 million trees around the archipelago within six months, starting February.

Last week, Bartolome led the tree-planting activities at Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) in Silang, Cavite.

On Monday, Bartolome will join Governor Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla Jr. in leading the ceremonial turnover of 13 new patrol cars to the PPO, under Senior Superintendent John C. Bulalacao.

Bartolome was invited at the Capitol to be the guest speaker during the flag ceremony that will be attended by Sangguniang Panglungsod (Provincial Board) members, department heads and employees.

The provincial government has procured 13 patrol cars, communication gadgets and other equipment worth more than over P16 million for the Bulalacao-led police force in just a span of two years in a bid to improve further the police operations and peace and order in the area.

Dasmariñas City receives Seal of Good Housekeeping

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, CAVITE- The City of Dasmariñas under the leadership of Mayor Jenny Austria-Barzaga received today the Department of Interior and Local Government’s “Seal of Good House Keeping” award plus Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) amounting to Php 35 million which will be for various projects and programs for the city.

Mayor Barzaga personally received the SGHK citation and the LGSF from Secretary Jessie M. Robredo who was the guest of honor and keynote speaker of the event held at the provincial gymnasium here.

The City of Dasmariñas ranked first among the 100 component cities in the Philippines based on the evaluation performed by DILG. These are good governance, sound fiscal management, transparency and accountability initiated by Mayor Barzaga with the support of the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod headed by its presiding office Vice Mayor Valeriano S. Encabo.

On the other hand the cities of Trece Martires and Cavite were awarded Php15 million each followed by Bacoor who received Php5 million worth of LGSF. The municipality of Imus got its share amounting to P3M. The towns of General Trias, Silang and Tanza received P2 million each.

The municipalities of Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez, Indang, Naic and Rosario got P1 million followed by Alfonso, P.9 million; Maragondon, P.8 million; Noveleta and Amadeo, P.7 million each and P.6 million each for Magallanes, Mendez and Ternate. Finally, P.5 million went to the towns of General Emilio Aguinaldo and Kawit respectively.

Mayors from 4 cities and 19 municipalities, their councilors, Association of Barangays Councils (ABCs), Sangguniang Kabataan leaders, and all heads and staff of various departments converged at the venue and witnessed the honor given to the province.

DSWD-4A readies livelihood project for vulnerable urban poor communities

ROSARIO, Cavite- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)through the Kapit Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) is set to plan its livelihood projects for vulnerable urban poor communities (LVUC) in this municipality.

The LVUC has a funding support from Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) being administered by the World Bank which among others aims to provide job opportunities to urban poor communities.


In Region IV-A, the community residents of Rosario are the first to receive the assistance of P1.2 million each for three urban poor communities in Barangay Ligtong 3.

Under the program, site validation, data gathering along social, environmental, political, and economic situation of the selected communities were conducted.

The targeted communities are highly dependent on manufacturing and services which where hit by global financial crisis. These communities are identified from the data of National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTSPR) which was validated by site visits and consultations to determine the barangays with pockets of poverty.

According to the initial reports conducted, about 271 households are identified with an average income ranging from P10,000 to P15,000.

The main products in the area are tinapa and rags which were also identified as their major source of income.

KALAHI-CIDSS Community Facilitator Anna Liza Capule of Rosario, Cavite said the main problems of the community residents are lack of funding support for small businesses, livelihood and entrepreneurial development.

“Most of the residents are also staying in the land owned by PNOC. Their houses were built near the Malimango River which overflows during rainy season causing their lives at risks,” Capule said.

Good sanitation and supply of potable water are also needed in the area. “Garbage wastes are scattered around and thrown in the river which caused flooding,” she added.

According to Capule, the residents would need to identify the priority projects that would address their most pressing needs.

The LVUC assistance to be provided focus more on labor intensive small scale development projects using an emergency employment scheme adapted from the Department’s cash for work program. It will conduct livelihood skills training that will generate jobs for communities and will develop community enterprises through business advisory services to be provided by qualified non-government organizations.

The LVUC adopts the community driven development process of DSWD’s KALAHI-CIDSS program -- a program of the government which aims to reduce poverty, improve local governance and empower communities, through providing infrastructure projects responsive to the needs of the communities but this time with emphasis along livelihood projects.

The KALAHI-CIDSS program has been implementing community projects since 2003. Some of the community projects are farm to market roads, health and day care centers, school buildings, water system and electrification leading positive changes in the municipality.

The LVUC has a total grant of $3M to be provided to approximately 3,750 poor households in 75 urban poor communities in Cavite, Laguna, Muntinlupa, Mandaluyong, Malabon and Masbate District in the City of Manila.

Tagaytay Exodus

TAGAYTAY CITY, Cavite, Philippines — It's all systems go for the Valentine's celebration in this ridge city starting this weekend. It will be busy days for the local administration as the city will be celebrating the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes on Feb. 11 (Saturday) and the Our Mother of Fair Love Day, aside from the Feast of Saint Valentine, on the 14th.

Mayor Abraham N. Tolentino has ordered the city public safety management, police and other concerned authorities to secure the city for the celebrations as early as last Monday. Tagaytay, a second-class city with 34 barangays and a population of more than 63 thousand, is a prime tourist destination nearest Metro Manila.

MetroPac still keen on Baclaran-Bacoor rail

Metro Pacific Investments Corp., a local unit of Hong Kong’s First Pacific Ltd., has reaffirmed interest to bid for the design and construction of the P60-billion Light Rail Transit Line 1 Cavite Extension project, which government plans to auction within the first half.

“We would be interested [but] difficult to say whether we would be bidding for it. We don’t know terms of reference but we’d be interested in the Light Rail generally,” Metro Pacific chairman Manuel Pangilinan told reporters Tuesday.

He said Metro Pacific would wait for the bidding terms, which the government said it would release around March, before making a firm decision to bid.

“We do not know enough about it to be able to say yes we will [bid], but this early, we would be interested to look at it,” Pangilinan said.

The P60-billion LRT 1 project, which will extend the rail system from Baclaran to Bacoor, Cavite, is being evaluated by the National Economic and Development Authority.

The LRT 1 project will extend the existing 15-kilometer LRT Line 1 system southward to Bacoor, Cavite by an additional 11.7 kilometers. The project will include eight passenger stations, with provisions for two additional future passenger stations.

It will include a satellite depot for light maintenance at the southern end of the proposed line, as well as intermodal facilities installed at high-demand stations.

Additional rolling stocks will be provided to meet future load requirements once the MRT Line 3 and LRT Line 1 are integrated.

Transportation Secretary Manuel Roxas said the department would announce in the next two weeks a decision on the auction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3.

“We hope to resolve this soon. We expect a word from our legal team by end of this month,” Roxas said, referring to the legal claim of the Metro Pacific to operate, maintain and expand MRT 3.

“The legal department will determine if we will bid out the operation and management contract for the MRT 3 or just the maintenance contract alone. It is the government’s view that we will bid out the maintenance contract,” Roxas said.

Pangilinan remained mum on Metro Pacific’s next move if Transportation and decided to bid out MRT 3.

Metro Pacific in January said it expected government to honor its capacity expansion program for MRT 3.

Metro Pacific vice president for legal Jose Jesus Laurel said the company’s proposal stemmed from the expansion rights granted to Metro Rail Transit Corp. under the existing build-lease-and-transfer agreement with the government.

Pawikan conservation and protection project in Naic draws support

NAIC, Cavite- The local government of this town headed by Mayor Edwina Poblete Mendoza together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) CALABARZON and the Protected Areas and Wildlife Division (PWD) and the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office spearheaded the preliminary launching of the Pawikan Conservation and Protection Project (PCPP).

The launching was held at the Tropical Garden Resort and Sabrina Fair Philippines located at Barangay Labac which are both partners in the establishment of PCPP in this municipality.

The highlight of the event was the signing of memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the local governments represented by Mayor Mendoza, representatives from the DENR, Cavite State University, non-government organization (NGO) aimed to the save the so called sea turtles, an endangered species from being extinguished.

Governor Jonvic Remulla led other officials the released of 50 hatchling turtles identified as Olive Ridley to the sea as this is part of the observance of Wetland Month celebration which started last February 2.

The PCPP was initiated by CENRO Protected Areas and Wildlife Services (PAWS) Chief Forester Elegia C. Tulio and Engineer Belle A. Igmat. The town Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Officer (MENRO Ms. Evangeline Pangilinan gave the full support on the said project. It was technically supervised by DENR-PAWB under the expertise by Ms. Angie Villoria.

Training on Marine turtle Management was undertaken last October 6 to 8, 2011. Participants to the said training were LGU’s (Municipality and Barangay Labac) of Naic, Ternate, Wildlife Enforcement Officers (WEOs) and Bantay Kalikasan of Naic.

The Marine Turtle Nursery with an area of 7x5 (35) square meters was established November 2011 and managed by WEO Regalado Antiojo with the support by the operators of Sabrina Fair Phils., Tropical Garden Resort both of Brgy. Labac, Shoreline Kabalikat Sa Kaunlaran, Incorporated, Far East Maritime Foundation Institute, International Maritime & Offshore Safety Training Institute and its residents. The Marine Turtle Nursery is being managed and maintained by trained staff and residents.

The first release of emerged turtle started last October 15, 2011 until the preliminary launching last January 31. A total of 1,070 hatchling were released in that area.

Mayor’s car bombing attempt probed

CAMP GEN. PANTALEON GARCIA, IMUS, Cavite – The Police Provincial Office (PPO) here will look into the bombing attempt on the service van of Cavite City Mayor Romeo G. Ramos in Imus town last Wednesday.

The move was made after the (PPO) Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team had defused safely the magnetized cell phone-triggering bomb that was found under the chassis of the mayor’s car while at the service area of Master Fix Enterprises on Aguinaldo Highway in Barangay Bayan Luma IV last Wednesday noon.

The car, a black Hyundai Starex van (SHX-771), was brought to the area to have its run-down tires replaced with new ones.

The mayor was not around when the bomb was found by some personnel, who in turn called up the police.

Senior Superintendent John C. Bulalacao, PPO director, said that the reported bombing attempt have to be investigated to determine who were the culprits.

Bulalacao said that the improvised device with a half-pound explosive powder recovered could wreck the van had it exploded.

Recovered were one Nokia 1280 model with Smart SIM card, used as the power or switch or trigger source, two blasting caps with Christmas tree light bulb, about three-and-a-half detonating cord, use as booster; and a mixture of C-4 and TNT flakes, which police said was a “military-grade” explosive ingredients.

Bulalacao ruled out politics as the motive of the van bomb planting, citing that illegal vendors at Cavite City public market wanted removed by the local government may have something to do with it.

“We are investigating the bombing attempt,” said Bulalacao. The recovered bomb devices were brought to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Crime Laboratory for examination.

Chinese Officials, Traders Tour Imus

IMUS, Cavite — A group of Chinese officials and businessmen visited Thursday the historical sites in this capital town of Cavite. The visiting Chinese contingent, led by Liu Xeurong, mayor of Huanggang Municipal People’s Government which is a sister-municipality of Imus, was invited by Mayor Emmanuel L. Maliksi.

The group went to the historical Camp General Pantaleon Garcia where they were welcomed by Senior Superintendent John C. Bulalacao, PPO director. The camp was where the Filipino Revolutionaries Monument, more than two-centuries-old Cavite Armory-turned Museum, and the Queen Isabel Bridge are.

Cavite intensifies anti-crime drive

CAMP GENERAL PANTALEON GARCIA, IMUS, Cavite – The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) has intensified its anti-criminality campaign following the rash of shooting incidents in the area.

Senior Superintendent John C. Bulalacao, PPO director, ordered the chiefs of police (CoPs) of the province’s four cities and 19 towns to conduct Oplan Checkmate, foot and mobile patrol, and other operations day and night to get rid of the criminals and loose firearms in their turf.

Bulalacao made the move after he noted the five shooting incidents in his jurisdiction last Monday alone.

There were at least five fatalities in the incidents, which included the ambush of a barangay chairman and his aide in Imus and the separate shooting of a kagawad (councilman) and a traffic enforcer in Bacoor town.

All the incidents were not solved as the suspects remained free.

Bulalacao ordered the CoPs to exert all efforts in solving the crimes cases in their area with the arrest of the suspects and filing of charges against them.

Crime incidents are prevalent in neighboring Bacoor, Dasmarinas City and Imus, police records showed.

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