MOTHERLY COPS. Two lady police officers attend to the needs of four children abandoned by their parents in the premises of a church in Libungan, North Cotabato on Dec. 25, 2021. The two cops had been receiving praises on social media and from fellow police officers. (Photo courtesy of Libungan MPS) COTABATO CITY - Two lady cops in Libungan, North Cotabato have been getting praises both on social media as well as from friends, acquaintances, and neighbors for their humane acts. On Tuesday, Capt. Razul Pandulo, Libungan police chief, said Tuesday he was proud of his subordinates Senior Master Sgt. Analie Queen Alanis and Cpl. Kristine Grace Ulep, who both took turns in taking care of four abandoned children during the past two days. The children, aged eight, six, five years old, and three months old, were left unattended by their parents in front of a church in Libungan following a marital quarrel. "They abandoned their children on Saturday night, December 25," Pandulo said i
SEIZED. The boxes of PHP2.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes seized by the Libungan town police in North Cotabato on Friday (Nov. 26, 2021). Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, the police director for Region 12, lauded the Libungan police in a statement Monday (Nov. 29, 2021) for carrying out his order to put a stop to the cigarette smuggling activities in the province. (Photo courtesy of Libungan MPS) LIBUNGAN, North Cotabato - Police in North Cotabato have stepped up their operation against smugglers who have penetrated markets here for their cigarette contrabands. In a statement Monday, Brig. Gen. Alexander Tagum, police director for Region 12, issued an order requiring all police units in North Cotabato to strengthen their checkpoints to put a stop to the entry of smuggled cigarettes in the area. This came about after police operatives in this town seized over the weekend some PHP2.4 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at the town public market. "I commend Libungan municipal poli