ANTIPOLO CITY, Philippines — Police assigned behind the desk are now obliged to patrol the streets after their regular working hours as part of the city chief of police’s (COP’s) police visibility program this Christmas season.

Superintendent Manuel Pion said he tasked uniformed police personnel assigned to office work at the police headquarters will be deployed in the streets to augment patrolmen in preventing an upsurge of so-called Christmas-related crimes such as snatching, holdups, thefts and other syndicated crimes. (Nel B. Andrade)

L.T.O. BATAAN: ZERO BACKLOG

PILAR, Bataan, Philippines — After topping three consecutive performance evaluation terms in Region 3, the Land Transportation Office (Licensing Division) here was lauded anew for attaining a “zero backlog” for the year.

The LTO-Bataan, headed by its chief Manny “Bong” Da Jose, earned the distinction after attracting the registration of around 1,000 colorum vehicles in Bataan, ranging from motorcycles to passenger jeepneys.

This resulted in generating huge revenues to the national coffers apart from allowing former illegal vehicles to ply without hassle. (Mar T. Supnad)

SISTERHOOD PACT SEALED

CAVITE, Philippines – A sisterhood agreement has been signed by officials of Imus, Cavite, and Huanggang City, Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China, in ceremonies at Imus Municipal Hall.

The agreement, signed last Thursday, will bolster bilateral relations and friendly ties between Imus and Huanggang City.

The signing was led by Imus Mayor Homer T. Saquilayan and the Huanggang City officials. Witnesses were Councilor Jeffrey Asistio, town department heads and the members of the Chinese delegation.

The officials said that the agreement would develop mutual understanding between Imus and Huanggang City and boost relations in terms of assistance, exchange programs and cultural partnership. (Anthony Giron)

BULACAN COPS RECOVER LOOT

MARILAO, Bulacan, Philippines — Millions worth of stolen Samsung appliances were recovered Thursday afternoon by joint operatives of the Highway Patrol Group, the Bulacan Police Provincial Office (PPO), and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Barangay Sta. Rosa II, this town, Bulacan PPO Director Fernando S. Villanueva reported Friday.

The loot was recovered in a raid of a warehouse owned by one Numerino Cristobal a few days after the hijacking of a Ximex Delivery Express truck with license plate RAB-516 on East Service Road, Barangay San Martin de Porres, Parañaque City.

The truck was found empty and abandoned on December 7 on North Luzon Expressway. No arrests have been made. (Freddie C. Velez)

JOBS FAIR A SUCCESS

SAN FERNANDO CITY, Philippines — Gauging from the hundreds of jobseekers who trooped to the Capitol to submit their applications for both local and foreign employment, the one-day jobs fair was a resounding success.

This was reported Friday by Luningning Vergara, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Employment and Services Office (PESO) and Roberto Taclas, a representative of the Philippine Overseas and Employment Administration (POEA). Vergara attributed the success of the jobs fair to the pre-screening of applicants conducted by the respective PESO managers. (Franco G. Regala)