Crime prevention starts at home, PNP-7 says
By Fayette C. Ri�en
CEBU CITY, Aug 31 (PIA) -- Education on crime prevention should start at home as parents wield influence over their children, said Police Regional Office (PRO) 7 Deputy Director for Administration C/Supt. Samuel Yordan.
Promoting a peaceful and safe environment is not the task of the police alone but rather a community effort involving all sectors in society said Yordan, as the police prepares for the annual observance of the National Crime Prevention Week (NCPW), September 1-7.
Parents should educate their children on how to prevent being victimized by criminal elements by advising them they should not stay out too late, said Yordan.
“Crime prevention should be 90 percent while only 10 percent should be crime solution,” Yordan said during the recent "Talakayan sa Isyung Pulis" (TSIP) Forum.
Yordan emphasized the significance of the NCPW which aims to increase public awareness on crime prevention.
“I would say that public awareness is already very high as well as community support to prevent crimes. In fact, our crime volume in the region registered a declining trend,” added the police official.
Crime volume in Central Visayas for the past seven months this year dropped by 18.9 percent compared to the same period last year, the PRO 7 reported in a presentation.
From 15,474 total index crimes recorded from January to July in 2011, this went down to 12,551 cases for the past seven months this year with a difference of 2,923 cases.
Yordan said community awareness plays a huge part in the prevention of crimes because without the support of the public, the police cannot totally do its work in maintaining peace and order.
In Cebu, the NCPW will kick off with a mass at 9 a.m. on Monday, September 3 followed by a short program at the Park Mall in Mandaue City. (FCR-PIA7 Cebu)
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Phl Postal Corp invites young people to join letter-writing contest
By Hazel F. Gloria
CEBU CITY, Aug 31 (PIA) --Letter-writing a dying art? Not if the Philippine Postal Corp (PPC) could help it.
The PPC in the region (PPC-7) is inviting all Filipino young people up to 15-years-old to join this year’s letter-writing competition with the theme: “Write a letter about why water is precious.”
The composition must be recent and original, in English, and must not exceed 800 words.
Entries must take the form of a letter and typewritten.
On a separate sheet of paper, the participant must indicate the following information: number of words of the letter composition; complete name and home address; gender and candidate; age and/or date of birth; color photo of candidate (2x2); name and address of school/grade of year level and contact numbers like telephone or cellphone.
Winners will receive the following prizes: first prize, P15,000 plus medal, plaque, and stamp albums; second prize, P10,000 plus medal, plaque, and stamp albums; and the third prize will get P5,000 plus medal, plaque, and stamp albums.
The first winning entry will be sent to the International Bureau as the Philippines’ official entry to the 42nd International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People 2013.
The criteria for judging are the following: relevance to the theme of the competition, 30 percent; imagination and originality of the contents, 20 percent; demonstrates a good style of writing and communication, 20 percent; demonstrates an extensive vocabulary, 20 percent; and youthfulness of tone, 10 percent with a total of 100 percent.
All entries must be submitted via Postal Mail Only (express or registered mail) and not later than October 9 to the Office of the Assistant Postmaster General for Operations, c/o Jocelyn Cacho, Special Project Officer, 3/F Philippine Postal Corporation, 1000 Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila.
For more information about the competition, please visit the website at www.upu.int/letter writing/en/index.shtml, http://www.philpost.gov.ph, www.philpost7.com and the official facebook account @PHLPOST or call at tel. no. 032-4226909, 032-3448242, 02-527-01-08, 02-527-00-59, 02-527-00-74.
The purpose of this project is to develop the young people’s skills in composition and to foster affection for letter writing and to contribute to the strengthening of international friendship. (RMN/HFG-PIA7/PPC-7)
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CSC-7 holds fun run in Cebu
By Juju Manubag-Empuerto
CEBU CITY, Aug 31 (PIA) -- The Civil Service Commission (CSC-7) will hold the “First CSC Region 7 Fun Run for Better Public Service” on September 8 in celebration of the 112th anniversary of the Philippine Civil Service in September.
The fun run is divided into two categories such as the 3K and the 5K for men and women and is open to the public, said Nissi Cherith Asis, head of CSC-Cebu South Field Office.
Assembly time is at 4 a.m. at the Central Command, Camp Lapu-Lapu, Salinas Drive in Lahug, Cebu City.
Special discounts will be given to government employees and students. They just have to present a valid ID upon registration, the CSC-7 official said.
Asis said the registration fee for the 3k and 5k run with singlets is at P300 while those who prefer without singlets will only pay P150 registration.
Everyone is encouraged to take part in the fun run as its proceeds will go to an endowment fund for families of civil servants who died in the line of duty.
Brian Arquillano, senior personnel specialist of CSC-7 said the registration is until August 31. The form may be secured from the CSC-7 Regional Office or at Runner in Ayala Center Cebu.
Arquillano said the top three winners of both the 3K and 5K will receive cash prizes. For the 3K category, the top winner will get P1,500 while the second placer will be given P1,000 and the third place will get P500.
For the 5K category, the first, second and third prize winners will receive cash prizes of P2,000; 1,000; and P700 respectively.
The fun run is held in cooperation with Central Command, Cebu provincial government, Cebu City government, the municipality of Daanbantayan, Bureau of Fire Protection and other private partners, who will be giving out towels, shirts, jogging pants, sweat shirts among others for non-winners, said Arquillano.
Arquillano added they are aiming to convince 1,500 runners to join.
He said government workers who will join the fun run will be given four hours compensatory time off (CTO) as contained in CSC Memorandum Circular No. 11, series of 2012.
Interested participants may contact Brian Arquillano 4147488 for further details.
This year’s month-long celebration of the Philippine Civil Service Month carries the theme “Kawani, Ikaw ay Isang Lingkod Bayani.” (FCR/JSME-PIA7 Cebu)