“Stop illegal gambling.”
That was the order of Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. to police officers of Negros Occidental yesterday during their New Year’s call on him at the Capitol in Bacolod City.
The governor said illegal gambling, especially jai-alai, continues to be prevalent in various parts of the province.
Senior Supt. Allan Guisihan, Negros Occidental police director, assured the governor that the police will continue to go after illegal gambling operators in the province. He said illegal gambling in Negros Occidental is not as massive as before but “kangaroo (or guerilla)-type” operations continue.
In a dialog with the police chiefs of Negros Occidental led by Guisihan, Marañon also urged them to help make Negros Occidental “peaceful, lovable and livable so more visitors will come to the province.”
The governor also instructed the police to take legal action against persons driving under the influence of alcohol, which, on numerous occasions, had caused deaths on the highway.
He also stressed the need to act against overloaded cane trucks that are damaging the highways of the provinces.
Guisihan said he would tackle the governors’ traffic and overloading concerns during their police command conference, and with the Land Transportation Office, to step up their response.
Guisihan informed the governor that in 2011 the police in Negros Occidental reduced the crime rate by 40 percent compared to the previous year.
“But there is more room for improvement and we will work to further reduce crimes in the province,” Guisihan added.
He told the governor that among the matters hampering their operations was the lack of vehicles and gasoline. *CPG
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