Cebu, Philippines (13 July) -- The PNP-Regional Office (PRO-7) here declares that Central Visayas is still the "most desirable place to live, work and do business in" despite the crime volume.
Senior Supt. Melvin Buenafe of the PRO-7 Intelligence Division said this during the 2nd quarter meeting of the Regional Peace & Order Council at the Capitol recently.
Buenafe told the council that domestic and foreign arrivals in the region continues to increase at 952,969 for the January-May 2009 period compared to the 895,185 tourists arrival in the same period in 2008.
Cebu has the highest tourist arrival at 703,465 or 73.82% from that same period in 2008 at 681,148 with Koreans, Japanese, Americans, Taiwanese and Chinese as the top five tourists.
The PNP here said, to sustain such tourists preference, the police continues to implement police visibility, intensify intelligence monitoring and closer coordination with business establishments on security matters.
Finally, the PRO-7 in its assessment of the region's peace & order situation reported that there is a remarkable reduction of crimes in Central Visayas despite the increase of its population and economic activities.
It also highlighted the accessibility of people to firearms as a significant crime factor.
The PNP also said the AFP-PNP have relentlessly intensified the ISO efforts coupled with joint legal offensives that resulted to the demise of the insurgency movement in the area.
Buenafe went on that street protests by militant groups continued but did not have significant participation which indicates unpopularity of the movement.
"The continuous arrivals of foreign and domestic tourists indicate a favorable perception of peace and order in the region," the PNP concluded. (PIA-7)click here for more news.
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