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Ifugao town has zero crime rate
By Vency D. Bulayungan

MAYOYAO, Ifugao -- This historic town recorded a zero crime rate against persons from January to October last year.

This was reported by Supt. Joseph Adnol, provincial police director during a joint provincial peace and order and provincial development council meeting held recently at the provincial police office.

Participated by mayors from different towns, line agencies and peoples’ organizations, Adnol reported among the 11 municipalities in the province, only Mayoyao was able to maintain zero crime rate against persons.

The capital town of Lagawe had the highest at 12 followed by Alfonso Lista, 11; Banaue and Lamut, 7; Aguinaldo, 6; Asipulo, Kiangan, Tinoc and Hingyon, 3; and Hungduan, 1.

Mayoyao mayor Romeo Chulana said strong coordination among municipal, barangay officials, police and the people contributed much to the peace and order situation of the municipality.

He said barangay tanods in the different communities conduct regular patrol in their area of responsibility which helps much in the prevention of crimes. “It is not difficult to maintain peace and order since the people are also cooperating in maintaining peace and order in their own homes and barangays,”

Chulana said the culture of the people also was one of the reasons why there was no crime against persons. “It is part of our culture that committing crime against your neighbor is bad and it is against our conscience to do something wrong to others especially so that almost all the people in the barangays know one another.

Chulana said he hoped this good performance of his municipality will continue and that other municipalities will emulate what they are doing in the whole province will have a zero crime rate.