Ifugao dads create task force vs illegal gambling

By Vency D. Bulayungan

LAGAWE, Ifugao -- The SangguniangPanlalawigan has approved the creation of  a task force   to look into  reports of  illegal gambling proliferating in the province,

The task force will conduct intelligence reporting; apprehension and filing of charges against  gamblers.

This cropped up when the SP headed by Vice Gov. Pedro Mayam-o invited provincial police chief Senior Supt. Lawrence Mombael, to update them on the peace and order situation of the province wherein gambling  was  one major topic.

Mayam-o said that  Mombael mentioned three municipalities namely Lagawe, Lamut and Kiangan where gambling was rampant.

“As officials of the province, we have to act on this in order to minimize and eventually eradicate this illicit activity which we believe has some relations to crimes such as robbery/theft and crimes against persons,” Mayam-o said.

Mayam-o pressed the inclusion of the private sector in the task force which can help the local government achieve the objective.

           

In a separate interview with Mombael, he said his men needed the support of local officials for them to eradicate all forms of gambling in towns.

           

They (task force) cannot fully implement their duties if the local officials do not support them, he said.