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Volume IX, No. 092
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Thursday, September 5, 2019
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Crime rates down during ‘ber’ months of Pres Duterte admin By CHRISTOPHER LLOYD CALIWAN PNA
Distribution of ready-to-eat food for the flood victims. Evacuees of the recent flashflood receive ready-to-eat food from Davao Light and Power Co., Inc.. The relief operation was held at the CSSDO Relief Distribution Center in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish covered court, Central Park Subdivision, Bangkal last August 29, 2019. photo supplied
Davao Light extends relief assistance to Davao flood victims
DAVAO Light and Power Co., Inc. together with the Aboitiz Foundation Inc. has extended relief assistance to the flood victims of the recent flash flood that hit various parts of Davao City last August 29, 2019. Around 5,000 families in Tugbok, Talomo, Bangkal and Matina areas were affected by the flood brought about by the heavy downpour that Wednesday evening. Immediately after the day of the incident, Davao Light in coordination with the City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) distributed ready-to-eat food good for 400 people at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish covered court in Central
Park Subdivision Bangkal, Davao City, one of the relief distribution sites. Moreover, 200 hygiene kits were delivered last August 31 to the office of the CSSDO as additional assistance for the basic sanitation needs of the affected families. A single hygiene kit contained essentials like bath and laundry soap, shampoo, toothbrush, and toothpaste. Aside from these relief efforts, Davao Light has also partnered with accredited independent electricians’ associations to deploy electricians to the hardest-hit areas to check on their electrical connections before power is restored. This will help See EXTEND, page 11
CRIME volume in the country decreased during the so-called “ber” months since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday. Data from the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) showed that the nationwide crime volume has steadily declined during the “ber”
months (September- December) from 191,733 crime cases in 2016 to 154,925 in 2017 and 163,821 in 2018. The figure also showed the decline of crime volume from 393,150 from January to August 2016 to 365,716 in 2017 and 326,572 in 2018. This year, the PNP has recorded 307,091 cases from January to August this year. PNP chief Gen. Oscar Albay-
alde said this breaks the trend that crimes spike during the “ber” months. “For now, we have broken this trend. The idea of increased crime volume during ‘ber’ months is slowly becoming a thing of the past,” Albayalde told reporters. “People start shopping during these months. Once they have the money, they use this for shopping purposes or buying of gifts as See DOWN, page 11