Eastern Samar police intensifies campaign against criminality

By JAZMIN R. BONIFACIO
July 7, 2012

BORONGAN CITY  –  The police in Eastern Samar is intensifying their campaign against criminality in the entire province. Thus, a police integrated patrol system program is now being implemented by and every police station.

Eastern Samar is one of the three (3) provinces of the island of Samar having 23 PNP Stations.

It was learned from Police Senior Superintendent Manuel Cobillo, PNP Provincial Director of Eastern Samar that a random checkpoints is now being effected to different strategic areas in Eastern Samar.

A random checkpoint is a tactic used by police and military personnel involving the setup of a roadblock primarily to disrupt unauthorized or unwanted movement.

Vehicular and pedestrian traffic that approach with the intent of passing flying checkpoints can be asked to produce identification and submit to a search of their persons and/or vehicle. In some cases, people without proper identification or who arouse suspicion may be refused passage, detained, or arrested. Contraband may be confiscated.

SSupt. Cobillo in an interview stressed that a 4-hour checkpoint per day is now being implemented by every police station.

“This is part of routinary preventive measures of the PNP to get rid of criminality in the area”, Cobillo said.