pnp operations programs and assessment - Philippine National Police

the PNP in the campaign against organized crime groups and criminal gangsparticularly engaged in bank robberies and related crimes to include theirmasterminds, sponsors, networks, and support system.Twenty-one incidents were reported and six cases were solved. Among thegains in this campaign are the foiled bank robberies of Producer’s Bank along JPRizal Avenue, Brgy Poblacion, Mangaldan, Pangasinan on February 5, 2013; andthe BDO Universal Bank, Antipolo Branch in Sumulong Highway, Brgy Mayamot,Antipolo City on February 17, 2013 where the suspects were arrested during theoperations.Campaign against Hijacking/Highway Robbery. LOI 57/10 “PNP’sCampaign Plan Against Highway Robbery/Holdup/Carnapping Criminals’ datedOctober 14, 2012 reinforces the PNP’s anti-carnapping campaign. PNP unitsconduct aggressive and sustained police operations to address the spate of robberyin these activities, including their network and support systems.Thirty-two hijacking incidents were reported which is 22% lower than the 41incidents reported for the same period last year. Two cases were solved. On thecampaign against highway robbery, 1,083 incidents were reported of which 233cases were solved which is 86% higher compared with the 125 cases solved lastyear.Campaign against Illegal Gambling. LOI 05/2012 “Revised PNP Anti-IllegalGambling Special Operations Task Force (AIGSOTF) dated April 28, 2012 sets forththe organization of an Oversight Committee and the creation of a revitalized Anti-Illegal Gambling Special Operations Task Force (AIGSOTF) in every Police RegionalOffice which will serve as the main task force of the PNP in the conduct of a forceful,intensive and unrelenting campaign against all forms of illegal gambling and illegalnumbers game known as “jueteng” operations nationwide.The 27,176 anti-illegal gambling operations conducted resulted in the arrest of12,130 persons, confiscation of cash bets amounting to Php9.6 M and the filing of5,453 criminal cases in courts which is 17% higher than the 4,656 cases filed incourts for the same period last year.Environment and Natural Resources Protection Campaign. LOI 11/2011“Kagubatan” Anti-Illegal Logging Campaign dated March 23, 2011 directs all PNPunits, in support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR),and in coordination with the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force to undertake concertedefforts to protect the natural and residual forests from illegal logging operationspursuant to Executive Order No. 23 “Declaring a Moratorium on the Cutting andHarvesting of Timber in the Natural and Residual Forests and Creating the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force”.In the 8,072 anti-illegal logging operations conducted, 3,558,790 board feetof logs/lumber were confiscated. There were 1,436 persons arrested and 226 casesfiled in courts.C:\Documents and Settings\yek\Desktop\transparency2013\PNPMajorPrograms.docPage 4 of 11