FORCE MULTIPLIERS. Col. Aaron Mandia (left), Cagayan de Oro City police chief, briefs members of local civic groups before activating them as force multipliers. There are about 25 groups in the city that have been tapped to help police stations in monitoring peace and order. (PNA photo by Nef Luczon) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY-The Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO) tapped on Monday at least 25 civic organizations volunteering as force multipliers. Col. Aaron Mandia, COCPO director, said the organizations were briefed to help with different police stations in the city to monitor peace and order. "They will be directly reporting to us in the (COCPO) headquarters, and they were already informed of their roles," he said in an interview. Engaging civic groups is one of COCPO's responses to the series of criminal activities recently. Maj. Evans Vinas, COCPO spokesperson, assured the public civic organizations will have limited functions to prevent any abuse or exploit their ass
The entrance gate of Camp Lapulapuin Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, where the headquarters of the Visayas Command is located. (Photo courtesy of Civil Relation Service, AFP) CEBU CITY - Some 2,000 military and police personnel in Central Visayas participated in the local absentee voting (LAV) on Thursday. Maj. Israel Galorio, public information officer of the Visayas Command (Viscom), said 44 uniformed and civilian military personnel cast their vote. Of this number, 14 are officers, 29 are non-commissioned officers, and one is a civilian employee. "So far, all of the personnel approved by the Comelec (Commission on Elections) were able to vote. As of today, the local absentee voting at Viscom has already been terminated," Galorio said. "The whole process went well and the command was able to follow the rules and regulations under the Local Absentee Voting under Comelec Resolution No. 10725". The Viscom personnel cast their votes using manual ballots, Galorio said, addin
Cebu City Police Office Deputy Director for Operations Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla. (File photo) CEBU CITY - Almost 500 uniformed and non-uniformed personnel of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will participate in the two-day absentee voting here, a ranking police official said Tuesday. Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, CCPO deputy director for operations, said in a presser that a total of 458 of the 1,200-strong police force in this city but are residents of different localities in the region are expected to cast their votes for president, vice president, 12 senators, and a party-list. "Those who signify for absentee voting are those that are not registered voters in Cebu City. They are either registered in Bohol or Negros Oriental, and from different municipalities in Cebu province," Parilla said. The city police, he said, will have a minimal deployment of personnel to secure polling precincts for the absentee voting which is set from Wednesday to Thursday. Meanwhile, Parilla said t
ON ALERT. A member of the Cebu City Mobile Force Company inspects a motorcycle at a checkpoint along the Transcentral Highway connecting the capital city to the mid-western corridor of Cebu province in this undated photo. Cebu City Police Office deputy chief Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla on Thursday (March 3, 2022) said they will post a rogues' gallery of wanted New People's Army from other provinces. (Photo courtesy of CCMFC) CEBU CITY - The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) headquarters will post in every station and upland detachment a rogues' gallery of most wanted New People's Army (NPA) members from other provinces. Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, CCPO deputy director for operations, said in a presser on Thursday the headquarters will cascade a list of most wanted persons in 11 police stations, subordinate units, and the Cebu City Mobile Force Company manning detachments in the hinterland villages here. Although the intelligence units of the Police Regional Office-Region 7 and
Cebu City Police Office deputy director for operations Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla. (File photo) CEBU CITY - As the lifting of the curfew for adults allows bars to operate until the wee hours of the morning, the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) will increase visibility and monitoring in entertainment establishments here against the proliferation of illegal drugs. Lt. Col. Wilbert Parilla, CCPO deputy director for operations, said in a presser, to maintain the gains in the fight against illegal drugs which resulted in the decrease of supply, they will subject resto-bars under close monitoring to prevent them from being a possible spot for distribution. "Based on our observation, if most of the bars are open, the expectation there is the demand of illegal drugs will increase. Once the demand becomes high, probably there will also be supply issue and the price will also rise," Parilla said in mixed Cebuano and English. The CCPO headquarters, he said, is intensifying its monitoring an