Seized shabu in NegOr up 47% – prov’l police

DUMAGUETE City – The amount of confiscated shabu in Negros Oriental rose 47 percent between J uly 1, 2016 and June 30 this year, according to the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (Norppo).

A total of 2,793.76 grams of shabu were seized during the period, compared to 1, 893.9 g r a ms s e i z e d between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016, said Senior Superintendent Henry Biñas, acting Norppo director.

Shabu seized in Negros Oriental during the Duterte administration’s war on drugs was valued at P27.94 million, based on Dangerous Drugs Board pricing — 62 percent higher than the P10,627,149 in the previous period — Biñas said.

Norppo also recorded an increase in the number of cases filed against drug suspects, from 581 to 663; persons arrested, f rom 437 to 555; and operations conducted, from 352 to 437.

DUMAGUETE City – Residents of this city will soon have free internet ( Wi- Fi) access i n public places through the Pipol Konek project of the Department of Information and Communications Technology ( DICT).

Mayor Felipe Antonio Remollo, with the city council’s authorization, will sign a memorandum of agreement with the DICT secretary Atty. Rodolfo Salalima, City Information Officer Dems Rey Demecillo said.

The areas covered by the free internet project are the city hall, Quezon Park and Rizal Boulevard.

The free Wi- Fi will be regulated to a number of slots per access point with 50 megabytes ( MB) to 100 MB of data limit each day.

This is to ensure the speed of the internet connection remains at 256 megabits per second.

Remollo said he will request funding for more access points if necessary. ( PNA)

Meanwhile there was a drop in the number of crimes in the province, Norppo said.

Index crimes dropped to 2,300 from 2,895. Except for rape and homicide, whose cases increased, cases of murder, physical injuries, robbery, theft, carnapping, and cattle rustling went down, said Norppo.

Biñas attributed t he decrease in street crimes, including robbery and theft, to the government’s antidrug campaign. ( PNA)

HOTEL-ESSENCIA.COM FREE WI-FI. Rizal Boulevard is one of the three public areas in Dumaguete City where people may soon access free internet.

PIO SHOWROOM. Mayor Evelio Leonardia (seated, second from left) joins the producers of the Bacolod Showroom Pasalubong and Gift Shop during their fifth anniversary at the old city hall on July 11.