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+ May 04, 2021 THE Negros Oriental Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) passed a resolution Tuesday, May 4, suggesting to the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (Norppo) the procurement of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kits for its personnel.
This developed following a request from provincial police director, Colonel Bryant Demot, to the provincial IATF, chaired by Governor Roel Degamo, for free RT-PCR swab testing for the Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel in the province for purposes out of their duty in line with the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
IATF-EID executive director Adrian Sedillo said Assistant Provincial Health Officer Dr. Liland Estacion, Covid-19 incident commander, had raised the concern over the request during Tuesday morning’s meeting with the body, saying that if all police personnel were to avail themselves of the RT-
NegOr crime rate drops 21 5% in Q1
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PNP: NegOr crime rate drops by 21 5% in Q1
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Published February 12, 2021, 11:47 AM
DUMAGUETE CITY (PNA) – Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives in Negros Oriental have dismantled a “drug den”, seized more than PHP80,000 worth of suspected shabu, and arrested five suspects during a joint operation in Barangay Taclobo here.
A report from the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office (NORPPO) on Thursday said the suspects were identified as Noel Butanas, 50; Joshua Butanas, 28; Jayber Vilos, 25; Shazmel Jucom, 43; and Jocelyn Butanas, 49.
They were arrested during a buy-bust Wednesday night on Gov. Larena Drive in Purok Ladrico 1, Barangay Taclobo, which resulted in the dismantling of an alleged drug den, reportedly operated by a certain Noel Butanas.
Drug den dismantled, five nabbed
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