MORE NEWS, IFUGAO

Drinking, gambling in PNP offices would be curtailed – Ifugao top cop
By Jun Kindipan Dumar

LAGAWE, Ifugao – The new provincial police chief said disciplining his men will be his first priority before his outside responsibilities saying “drinking and gambling in PNP offices by our men in uniform are the most problem as was the usual practice in every police station.”

“This cannot be allowed as they are being paid their salaries every 15 days” said Senior Supt Joseph Adnol during a courtesy call at the Snggunaing Panlalawigan office where Vice Gov. Nora Dinamling and SP members pledged support to his programs.

Board member Jojo Odan asked Adnol: “What can you do to stop illegal gambling especially jueteng in the province?”

Odan said this was one of the reasons why they needed the change in the commanding post of PNP in the province.

Other questions asked were the wide scale prostitution in the province and lack of facilities in PNP stations.

Adnol said he had not received any report yet on jueteng when he assumed his post. On prostitution, he said he was informed women working in bar and restaurants were not Ifugao natives but ladies from other provinces in the lowlands and from other parts of the Cordillera

He said women applying for working permits in the province as waitresses was not wrong but if they were engaged in prostitution, this was illegal.

“I also appeal to the local executives to screen the applications of these women applying for jobs as waiters to clarify that their job will really be a waitress,” Adnol said.

When asked also by board member Rudy Dulnuan on lack of facilities in municipal police stations especially gasoline, Adnol said: “They have their monthly funds from the national government. There are about six to seven thousand pesos allowance for their vehicle gasoline. We cannot deny that the municipal chief of police, tinatago nila yan para makahingi sa municipal government. Actually, that is one form of corruption also in the PNP. Yun ang probleme na pinapamonitor din namin.”

Adnol also answered a question from board member Bongtiwon who asked him: “Are you open for suggestions and recommendations that can be part of solutions in the PNP problems in the province?”

Adnol replied: “Definitely I am open to suggestions, recommendations, and even positive and negative criticisms.”

Other board members present during the courtesy call were Jose Gullitiw, Robert Humiwat, Rodolfo Dulnuan, Clemente Bongtiwon, Samson Atluna, Aldrin Guingayan, Joseph Odan, and Allan Cutiyog.


Lagawe hires 40 persons to clean the town streets
By Mhars B. Lihgawon

LAGAWE, Ifugao – Forty jobs were created by the municipal government to implement the clean and green program of the municipality.

Mayor Ceasar Cabbigat said the 40 job orders will maintain the cleanliness of the poblacion including some adjacent barangays of this municipality.

“The 30 of them will act as street sweepers while the 10 would be garbage collectors,” he said. “I asked them not just to clean but to plant flowers along the highways to add color to the environment.”

Cabbigat added barangay captains in the poblacion agreed to maintain cleanliness in their respective areas by providing garbage cans along the highway.

In addition, the LGU is pushing the strict implementation of the dog and “moma” spitting ordinances.

The mayor revealed that more than 100 violators of the “moma” spitting ordinance were cornered by LGU personnel and law enforcers here.

According to the ordinance, a violator will pay a fine of P50 and P100 for the first and second offense while for the third time a P250 fine and to render a four hour community service.