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VOL. 8 ISSUE 178 • THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015
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DCPO debunks claim by Rep. Erice on city’s high crime rate
EDGEDAVAO Serving a seamless society
FOR CHRISTMAS. Indigenous People (IP) from the hinterlands of Davao City take a break from caroling along Ponciano Reyes Street yesterday. The city government of Davao is now preparing for the influx of thousands of IPs who will be in the city for their traditional Christmas visit. Lean Daval Jr.
By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
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HE Davao City Police Office (DCPO) dismissed the claim of Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice that Davao City ranks fourth with the highest crime rate in the country in 2014. DCPO spokesperson Chief
Inspector Milgrace C. Driz said they are even willing present a data to counter the supposed list of Erice placing Davao fourth highest in crime rate. Erice is a member of the ruling Liberal Party (LP), which is fielding former Interi-
or and Local Government secretary Mar Roxas in the 2016 elections. He revealed the list on Monday and hit Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte for failing to curb the rising crime in his city. “We do not receive any reports that the city is the fourth
in high crime rate and if that is the case we will present our data to prove that we have less crime rate in the country,” Driz said in yesterday’s AFP-PNP Press Corps briefing at Task Force Davao Headquarters.
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