City dad cautions businessmen against criminals

By KIMRO (City Media Office)
July 25, 2007

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  Local businessmen may soon find themselves target of criminal characters, after a cleansing drive meant to flush out lawless elements was implemented recently by Mayor Alfredo Lim in the City of Manila.

This a warning echoed by City Mayor Alfred S. Romualdez during a meeting this week, after he got wind of the saturation drive against lawless figures being pursued by Mayor Lim, in the nation’s capital city.

According to Mayor Romualdez, some of these criminal groups or individuals operating in Metro Manila come from Leyte and Samar, saying that, it is most likely that these organized crime groups who have been victimizing businessmen in the prime metropolis, will scamper and relocate in the provinces to find safe haven, and thereby render our local businessmen vulnerable to their criminal activities.

To counter this imminent problem, Mayor Romualdez disclosed, he had already alerted and likewise sought the assistance of the PNP-CIDG and the NBI District Offices to ensure the safety and protection of our local businessmen here.

“Our business operators here should exercise security measures to avoid these criminals”, Romualdez said.

But even with this pre-emptive stance initiated by the local government, the Local Chief Executive still enjoins the cooperation of the local business community, as they are urged to implement their own in-house security measures.

Meanwhile, Councilor and Floor Leader Cristina Gonzales-Romualdez, the Mayor’s wife, who chairs the City Legislative Committee on Police, Fire and Jail Matters, has been making initiatives to further improve police service in the City.